Road Marshal Cries Out: About 1,397 Lives Lost in Road Accidents Within 6 Months In Nigeria

The Federal Road Safety Commission has said 1,397 persons lost their lives in road accidents  recorded in different parts of the country in the first half of 2013.

FRSC Corps Marshal, Osita Chidoka, made this known on Wednesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, at the sensitisation programme on speed limit devices.

“The frequency of these accidents were due to non-compliance with traffic laws, especially over-speeding by motorists.

“The current situation calls for urgent steps to deal with the menace of road traffic crashes. It calls for duty of all of us to say no to speed violation and appreciate the need to embrace measures that could tackle the challenge,” he said.