Ogun: 343 die in road accidents from January till date – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, on Thursday said it had recorded 343 casualties in 665 crashes from January to date.

The state Sector Commander, Mr Clement Oladele, who made the disclosure at the Corps’ 2019 Fourth Quarter Sectoral Retreat in Abeokuta, attributed the this to violation of traffic rules and regulations by drivers.

Oladele said that the Corps had heightened its enforcement of traffic laws by increasing the arrest of critical offences, especially those associated with use of phone while driving, wrongful overtaking and overloading, among others.

The sector commander spoke on “Improved Service Delivery In FRSC: Tool For Corporate Performance”.

He enjoined commercial vehicle drivers to always concentrate and maintain a stable mind while driving and urged them to respect other road users as it were.

Oladele announced the command’s readiness to deploy 1,700 regular and special marshals, 35 patrol vehicles, four life support ambulances, five patrol bikes and a high way duty truck to support the ember month special patrol operation.

The sector commander also said that the efforts would be complimented by the Special Intervention Patrol that the Corps would embark on in critical corridors where road traffic crashes were prevalent.

“FRSC Ogun State Command will be patrolling all the stretch of the corridors in the state, especially the Lagos – Ibadan expressway which of recent has witnessed frequent gridlock due to the construction activities ongoing on the corridor,” he said.

Oladele said that the command and its component units were currently organising series of mobile court across the state for the prosecution of erring motoring public who were arrested on the spot.

He said that the mobile court which would continue through out the festive period would serve as deterrence to other recalcitrant offenders.