The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Tuesday said most of the road accidents across the state were caused by human error.
Clement Oladele, the Ogun State Sector Commandant of the FRSC, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ota.
Oladele noted that only few of the road accidents that claimed lives in the state were caused by mechanical fault and other factors, saying human error contributed to majority of the crashes.
He explained that seven people died, while 36 others sustained various injuries in 21 crashes that occurred during the Eld-el-Fitri celebration.
Oladele said that FRSC rescued 47 victims, who had no injury during the sallah celebration across the state due to quick response of its personnel.
“I want to reiterate FRSC’s commitment to sensitise the motorists on the importance of safety so that crashes could be reduced to the barest minimum,” he said.
The sector commandant advised motorists to be cautious and refrain from wrongful overtaking to reduce crashes in the state.
Oladele also implored motorists to slow down when getting to construction zones and ensure strict compliance to 50km per hour speed limit in those areas to avoid unnecessary loss of lives.
NAN.
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