324 die, 1,706 injured in road crashes in Kogi - FRSC

• Published date: 19 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that a total of 324 persons died and 1, 706 others sustained various degrees of injury in road crashes in Kogi in 2022.

Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Thursday.

Dawulung described the auto crashes in the year 2022 as 'very unfortunate' and 'saddening' considering the number of innocent lives of patriotic citizens that were wasted.

He further disclosed that from January to December 2022, the corps recorded a total number of 458 road crashes in Kogi.

'Out of the total cases of 458 auto crashes, 5, 161 people were involved leaving 324 persons dead and 1, 706 injured.

'To us as a corps, the casualty and the rate of crashes within that year is very high and unacceptable, but that's the reality facing us today.

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