TRACE Confirms 163 persons die in Ogun road accident within Nine Months

By Bimbo Ogunnaike

Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps has confirmed that at least 163 persons have died in various road crashes in the state between January and September 2019.

TRACE in a statement signed and issued by its Director, Traffic Planning, Research and Statistics, Ajayi Michael Babatunde, on Monday, said 123 men and 40 women were the dead victims.

“During the period, 3,702 persons were involved in Road Traffic Crashes, out of which 817 persons (513 males, 304 females) sustained various degrees of injuries, 163 persons(123 males, 40 females) killed and 2,722 persons were rescued unhurt due to prompt response to 416 emergency calls received by TRACE Corps,”Babatunde said

It was reported that 49.18% of the road crashes was caused by excessive speed, 21.09% was caused by dangerous driving, 10.38% by bad tyres, 4.16% from driving against traffic and 15.19% was caused by other causes.

“Our resolve to reduce deaths and injuries on all roads in Ogun State is being pursued vigorously and relentlessly such that no traffic offender shall go unpunished.

“TRACE Corps Commander/CEO appreciates the unflinching support of the Traffic Whistle-Blowers throughout the state for their ever prompt information whenever there is any crash on our roads. TRACE Corps is hereby appealing to the motoring public to obey all traffic rules and remember that safety is the responsibility of all road users,” Babatunde said.