FIRST HALF 2023: FRSC RECORDS 15.5% REDUCTION IN FATALITIES , 14% DECREASE IN ROAD CRASHES AND 14% DECREASE IN NUMBER OF INJURED VICTIMS
FIRST HALF 2023: FRSC RECORDS 15.5% REDUCTION IN FATALITIES , 14% DECREASE IN ROAD CRASHES AND 14% DECREASE IN NUMBER OF INJURED VICTIMS In what could be tagged a successful outing in the operational front during the first six months of the year 2023, the Federal Road Safety Corps has recorded a decline in the total number of road traffic crashes, total number of injuries and fatalities as well, when compared with the same period in 2022. According to FRSC road traffic crash dashboard, within the period under consideration, the Corps recorded a total of 5,700 road traffic crashes as against 6,627 in the same period in the year 2022, representing 14% decrease. In the same vein, from January to June 2023, the Corps also achieved 14% reduction in number of people rescued with injuries, having rescued a total of 16,716 in 2023 against 19,440 injured victims in the first half of the year 2022. On the number of people killed, the Corps also recorded significant red