Gombe State command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has disclosed that 94 persons were killed and 821 others injured in 324 road crashes that occurred in the state from January to October this year.
The state sector commander of the commission, Felix Theman made the disclosure yesterday during the flagging off of ember months road safety campaign in the state.
He said those accidents were fatal asking motorists and motorcyclists to always obey the traffic rules with a view to mitigating accidents and deaths.
The road safety boss said the commission would collaborate with the state ministry of health to get additional ambulances for accident prone areas during the ember months and festivities. Theman said they have received three new vehicles from their headquarters to ensure smooth operations in the state.
While noting that most accidents are caused by over-speeding and recklessness, he explained that to address the problem, FRSC had in recent times organised training to driving schools’ proprietors and instructors on safety.
This is even as he said that as part of measures to reduce road crashes in the ember months, the commission has intensified search for unlicenced drivers.
Also, the state secretary of the National Association of Road Transport Operators (NARTO) Sani Ibrahim and that of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) Shuaibu Mohammed warned drivers to avoid driving while on drugs so as not to kill innocent people.
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