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By Baba Oscu, Bauchi
The Bauchi State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has informed that the rate of road accident has drastically reduced in the first and second quarter of this year.
This was disclosed by the Sector Commander, Mr. Patrick Ikaba, while briefing journalists in his office on the activities of the command.
He said the success achieved for reducing the rate of road accidents in the state was as a result of new strategies employed.
He further explained that in the first quarter of this year 2023, the Command recorded 91 total road crashes, 29 fatal road crash, 61 serious and 1 minor accidents.
In the second quarter of 2023, crashes were 68 with 22 fatal, 45 serious and 1 minor accidents.
The Sector Commander, however, expressed his determination to sustained the development and emphasized the need for the installation of Speed Limiting Device on commercial vehicles to avoid over speeding which is the main cause of road accident.
On passenger manifest, the Commander warned that any commercial vehicle plying the road without passengers manifest would be sanctioned.
He called on the road users to always abide by the traffic rules and regulations to save lives.
On under age driving, Mr. Patrick called on parents to desist from the attitude of giving their children under 18 years cars to drive as doing so is against the law and will not take it lightly with any child arrested.
