Road crashes killed 2,717 Nigerians died in Q4 2023 – NBS
By Omeiza Bilal
The total number of road traffic crashes in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 2,717, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has said.
In the Road Transport Data Q4 2023 report published on its website, the NBS stated that the amount indicated an increase of 24.23 per cent from the third quarter which recorded 2,187 and 33.12 per cent decrease from 3,617 in Q4 2022.
According to the NBS, serious cases topped in the period under review with 1,772 compared to fatal and minor cases with 687 and 258 respectively.
“In addition, the three categories of cases recorded increases, fatal cases increased by 29.13 per cent, serious by 24.87 per cent and minor cases increased by 9.32 per cent in the quarter under review relative to the preceding quarter,” the bureau said.
The report added that a total of 1,104 males were killed in the period under review accounting for 83.45 per cent of 1,323 persons killed, compared to 219 females representing 16.55 per cent killed.
Also, a total of 6,929 males were injured during the period, indicating 76.01 per cent of 9,116 injured persons compared to 2,187 (23.99%) females injured.
“A total of 4,195 vehicles were involved in road traffic crashes in Q4 2023, higher compared to the previous quarter which recorded 3,371, indicating an increase of 24.44%.
“The North-Central recorded the highest number of crashes in Q4 2023 with 905, followed by the South-West with 650, while the South South had the least with 141.
“Similarly, the North-Central recorded the highest number of casualties with 3,152, followed by the North -West with 2,550, while the South-South recorded the least with 412,” the report stated.
