North-Central Leads As Nigeria Records 3,617 Road Accidents In 3 Months

In the fourth quarter of 2022 alone, 3,617 road traffic crashes were recorded across Nigeria, indicating an increase of 6.01 per cent from the previous quarter which recorded 3,412 and a 6.16 per cent rise from 3,407 in Q4 2021.

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed the latest figures in a data released in Abuja on Tuesday morning.

Of all crashes, serious cases stood top in Q4 2022 with 2,411 compared to fatal and minor cases with 895 and 311, respectively, the NBS said.

In addition, fatal and serious cases were higher in the quarter under review relative to the preceding quarter by 24.31 per cent and 3.17 per cent, respectively, while minor cases declined by 12.39 per cent.

As a result, a total of 1,309 males were killed in Q4 2022, accounting for 81.41 per cent out of 1,608 persons killed, relative to 299 (18.59 per cent) females killed.

Also, a total of 7,789 males were injured during the period, indicating 76.12 per cent out of 10,232 injured persons compared to 2,443 (23.88 per cent) females injured.

A total of 5,407 vehicles were involved in road traffic crashes in Q4 2022, lower compared to the previous quarter which recorded 5,421, indicating a decrease of 0.26 per cent.

The North-Central recorded the highest number of crashes in Q4 2022 with 1,247, followed by the South-West with 862, while the South-South had the least with 207.

Similarly, the North-Central recorded the highest number of casualties with 3,536, followed by the North-West with 2,855, while the South-South had the least with 638.