The Ogun
Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) said on Sunday that 62 persons
died while several others were injured in various auto crashes across the state
between January and March.
The TRACE
Public Relations Officer, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, made the disclosure in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi,
who stated that 173 crashes were recorded in the state during the period,
explained that 190 persons sustained injuries in the incidents.
He said that
27 persons died in each of the months of January and February while eight
persons lost their lives in March.
“Out of
these 62 persons that died in various road crashes, 54 were male while eight
were female,” he said.
The TRACE
spokesperson said that a great percentage of the accidents were due to usage of
cell phones while driving, brake failure, over speeding, wrongful overtaking
and tyre burst.
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