Oyo recorded 304 road crashes, 222 deaths — FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 222 individuals lost their lives, and 779 were injured in 304 recorded road crashes across 33 local government areas in Oyo State over the course of 2024.

The Oyo State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mrs. Rosemary Alo, who disclosed this, said the incidents were recorded across the 33 local government areas of the state.

Alo, however, said the reported numbers show a decline compared to the reported cases in 2023.

According to a comparative analysis, 304 crashes were recorded in 2024 as against 495 recorded in 2023.

Alo said, “779 injured as against 1,321 the previous year, 222 died as against 270. About 1,795 were involved as against 2,935, while 412 vehicles were involved as against 794 as of Friday, 27th December 2024.”

The sector commander acknowledged the efforts of the Command, which had resulted in the reduction of the rate of accidents on the road.

She stressed the need for strict compliance with traffic rules.

Alo noted that despite the intensity of efforts in sensitizing people on the dangers of dangerous driving, the Command is still craving and appealing to motorists and other road users to imbibe safety as a culture on the road.

She said, “As much as we continue to sensitize the public on the dangers of reckless driving, overspeeding, and driving with worn-out tires, these are the critical offenses that we have noted contribute greatly to the crashes. As much as we intensify our efforts in sensitizing people on these dangers, we are craving or appealing to motorists and other road users to imbibe road culture.

“The positive attitude of the motorists and other road users will, to a great extent, reduce road crashes.

“At a time like this, you will find that everybody’s in a haste to get to their various destinations, but this has been responsible for the various accidents that were recorded on our roads.

“If motorists and the entire public imbibe the road culture, the present rate of crashes will be reduced further; hence, we are appealing to them to ensure that they adhere strictly to the various traffic rules.”