FRSC warns reckless drivers as acc!dent claims 19 lives in Kwara state

Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, warned reckless drivers who are found of disregarding established traffic regulations, resulting in significant harm to lives and extensive damage to property.

The Corps Marshal’s warning comes after a fatal road crash in Kwara State which claimed 19 lives.

According to him, the accident was as a result of excessive speed and wrongful overtaking which involved two vehicles.

In a statement by Corps Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Friday, 14th of June, 2024 he said:

“Despite the efforts put in place by the Federal Road Safety Corps to reduce Carnage’s on the nation’s highways, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed has expressed displeasure over the alarming rate of recklessness of drivers who have continued to contravene established traffic regulations and causing undue harm to lives and unprecedented destruction to properties.

“The Corps Marshal stated this in the wake of a fatal road traffic crash that occured at Kanbi village, on the Olooru new Jebba road in Kwara State at exactly 2000HRS on Thursday 13 June, 2024.

“Preliminary investigation reveal that the crash which occured as a result of excessive speed and wrongful overtaking involved 2 vehicles; a blue Iveco trailer with no trace of registration and a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LSD363YE.

“A total of 25 were involved, comprising of 13 male adults, 5 female adults, 2 female children & 5 male children. From this number, 5 people were injured (3 male adults, 2 female adults), & 19 victims killed (11 male adults, 3 female adults,3 male children, 2 female children.

“The injured victims have been rescued to Orisun Ayo hospital, 1 corpse was deposited at the morgue of the same hospital while the remaining 18 dead bodies were claimed by the families of the deceased.

“You would recall that in recent time, apart from setting up an Inter-agency Joint Task Force to tackle the excesses of trailer drivers, the Corps equally enhanced its enlightenment campaigns as well as ensured robust engagement of stakeholders, especially the various transport unions all in a bit to curb this ugly occurrences.

“It is therefore unfortunate that irrespective of all the efforts in place, some drivers have decided not to adhere to safety standards as such compromising the safety of innocent Road Users.

“In line with his 2024 agenda for drastic reduction in road carnage’s, the Corps Marshal has directed Commanding Officers to intensify special patrol operations against these identified violations.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>