Not less than 1,466 Nigerians died as a result of road accidents between January and March, this year.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 1,363 of the 1,466 Nigerians that got killed in the period were adults.
NBS explained that the figure represents 93 per cent of adults while the remaining 103 Nigerians, representing seven per cent of the figure are children. “1,164 male victims, representing 79 per cent got killed in road accidents in the quarter while 302 females, representing 21 per cent got killed.’’
Also, a total of 8,672 Nigerians got injured in road accidents within the period while 8,151 of the 8,672 Nigerians that got injured represented 94 per cent of the figure.
The report attributed cause of the accident to speed violation, which accounted for 42.69 per cent, “Loss of control and dangerous driving followed closely as they both accounted for 12.73 per cent and 7.34 per cent of the total accidents recorded.’’
