The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that 1,471 folks died in highway accidents within the first quarter of 2024.
In accordance with the NBS report, the Federal Capital Territory, Ogun, Kaduna, Nasarawa and Oyo states recorded the very best frequency of highway accidents.
In its just-released report titled “Highway Transport Knowledge Q1, 2024” the entire variety of highway crashes within the first quarter of 2024 was 2,662, indicating a lower of two.02 per cent from the fourth quarter which recorded 2,717 instances.
On a year-on-year foundation, the instances dropped by 3.00 per cent from the two,733 reported within the first three months of 2023.
