The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday said 855 persons lost their lives in 2,080 road crashes across the country in the second quarter of 2020.
The NBS in its Road Transport Data released in Abuja reported speed violation as the major cause of road crashes in Q2 2020 and it accounted for 47% of the total road crashes reported.
The report also stated that wrongful overtaking followed closely as it accounted for 10% of the total road crashes recorded while Dangerous Overtaking recorded the least of the total road crashes reported.
According to the report, “a total of 5,535 Nigerians got injured in the road traffic crashes recorded. Out of the total Nigerians that got injured, 5,166 are adults representing 93% while the remaining 369 Nigerians are children representing 7%. 4,393 male Nigerians, representing 79%, got injured in road crashes in Q2 2020 while 1,142 female Nigerians, representing 21% got injured”.
The statistics office said in total 11,033 persons was involved in accidents during the period.
A breakdown of the fatalities showed the males accounted for 81 percent of death with 694, while females had 19 percent with 161 dead.
