Following the just concluded 2019 Easter special patrol, which lasted from April 19 to 23, 2019, the Federal Road Safety Corps has stated that it recorded a total of 120 crashes as against 160 in the same period in 2018, representing a 25 per cent reduction.
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Further to its determination for greater performance and optimal productivity, the Board of the Federal Road Safety Commission has approved the appointment of four Assistant Corps Marshals to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshals, 14 Corps Commanders to Assistant Corps Marshals and 16 Deputy Corps Commanders to the rank of Corps Commanders.
Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, says the corps will soon establish 12 new unit commands across the federation to enhance the coverage of the nation’s over 200,000-kilometre road network.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Gombe State Command, says 90 per cent of road accidents in the state are caused by human factors.
The Federal Road Safety Commission, Plateau Command, on Tuesday said that two persons died and 25 were severely injured in three road traffic crashes during the Easter festivities in Plateau.
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps said on Tuesday that one person died while two others sustained various injuries in an auto accident that involved two vehicles at the Toll-Gate, Sango-Ota, on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
A motorist was killed after he lost control of his vehicle and somersaulted along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps has said.
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to observe this year’s Easter celebration, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has called for deep reflection by Christian faithful on the need to show love to one another and others, especially while using the roads
The Federal Road Safety Commission on Wednesday began sensitisation of motorists to reduce incessant accidents on the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway.
As part of activities lined up to improve safe vehicular movement and mitigate crashes before, during and after the Easter celebration, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has approved the massive deployment of personnel, both regular and special marshals, to address wrong road usage by motorists and ensure free flow of traffic on all major highways across the country.
Eight persons were killed and 148 others injured in 49 road crashes in Plateau between January and March, according to the state’s Federal Road Safety Corps, command.
The Ogun Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps on Tuesday said that 102 persons, including 10 children, died in 177 road accidents in the first quarter of 2019.
Two persons were on Saturday confirmed dead in an accident involving a Volvo jeep and a Mack truck around Danco filling station on Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State Command, has debunked media report of an accident allegedly claiming one life following a chase by its officers.
The Oyo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has debunked media report of an accident allegedly claiming one life following a chase by its officers.
The Federal Road Safety Corps says motorists creating additional lanes and driving against traffic on the Lagos-lbadan Expressway will be booked for psychiatric check.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, says that Federal Road Safety Corps personnel are entitled to possessing arms and ammunition in performance of their duties.
The Federal Road Safety Corps has advised hospitals against rejecting accident victims, cautioning that it is illegal for hospitals to do so.
A tanker laden with about 40,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit on Thursday rammed into a moving caterpillar, Federal Road Safety Commission in Anambra command confirms.
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said it will begin full implementation of the Penalty Point System on traffic offenders from June 1.