The Federal Road
Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun on Tuesday said nine persons died in various
road accidents in the state in January.
The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Peter Oke, told the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accidents were caused by speeding,
wrongful overtaking and carelessness of drivers.
He said, “The
total number of road traffic accidents for the month of January was 22 leading
to the death of nine persons,”
He noted that 2151 road traffic offenders were apprehended, out of
which 218 were educated and cautioned on the sensitivity of road driving during
the period under review.
Oke warned
motorists to always obey traffic regulations, noting that the command would not
spare any person caught flouting the law.
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