The Anambra Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has impounded 15 vehicles for allegedly endangering the lives of other road users at night by overloading and use of extra headlights.
The Sector Commander, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Friday.
Kumapayi explained that the vehicles were impounded for being “dangerously overloaded”, together with the fitting of extra lights that endangered the lives of the occupants and other motorists.
He said 12 trucks and three buses were impounded between 7pm and 9pm on Thursday.
The sector commander explained that overloading causes vehicles to lose balance, making them to fall and cause accidents.
He said: “Yesterday, we started special night patrol with the goal of reducing road traffic crashes to the barest minimum.
“We target all category of vehicles but especially those that bad tyres, defective lights, extra lights and overloading.
“They travel at night when they feel that FRSC operatives have gone to sleep but now we are ready for them.
“We are working with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps and it will last till the end of the year.
“We arrested 12 trucks and three buses for overloading and fixing extra lights. It is a continuous process. We shall sustain this until they change their attitude.”
