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Road Traffic Deaths Increased During Q3 2022, North-Central Recorded The Highest Crashes – NBS
Road traffic deaths and crashes in Nigeria increased during the Q3 of 2022 compared to the year before.
During Q3 2022, the number of vehicles (5,421) involved in road traffic crashes increased by 3.00%.
North-Central recorded the highest number of crashes, followed by the South-West, while the South-East had the least.
Road traffic deaths and crashes in Nigeria increased during the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 compared to the year before, according to Road Transport Data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
During the period in review, the total number of road traffic crashes was 3,412 (+3.96%). In addition, the number of vehicles involved in road traffic crashes increased by 3.00% while the North-Central recorded the highest number of crashes in Q3 2022.
Below is the ‘Road Transport Data Q3 2022 Key Highlights’ released by NBS :
“Of all crashes, serious cases stood top in Q3 2022 with 2,337 compared to fatal and minor cases with 720 and 355 respectively. In addition, serious and minor cases were higher in the quarter under review relative to the preceding quarter by 11.02% and 0.28% respectively, while fatal cases declined by 12.52%.
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“As a result, a total of 1,155 males were killed in Q3 2022, accounting for 78.25% of 1,476 persons killed, compared to 321 (21.75%) females killed.
“Also, a total of 7,062 males were injured during the period, showing 76.28% of 9,258 injured persons relative to 2,196 (23.72%) females injured.
“A total of 5,421 vehicles were involved in road traffic crashes in Q3 2022, higher compared to Q2 2022 which recorded 5,263, indicating an increase of 3.00%.
“The North-Central recorded the highest number of crashes in Q3 2022 with 1,169, followed by the South-West with 872, while the South-East had the least with 185.
“Similarly, the North-Central recorded the highest number of casualties with 3,086, followed by the North -West with 2,608, while the South-South recorded the least with 520.”
