The Federal Road
Safety Corps (FRSC), Abia Command on Tuesday revealed that 25 persons lost
their lives and 326 injured in 71 auto crashes recorded from January to
November.
FRSC Sector Commander
in the state, Meshach Jatau, made the disclosure at the 2019 “Ember Months”
Road Safety Campaign Rally at Umuahia.
Jatau said that the
event marked the climax in a series of sensitisation to remind motorists on the
need to drive carefully and obey all traffic rules and regulations.
In his remarks,
Osadeba Osadebamwen, the FRSC Zonal Commander, Zone 9 Enugu, urged road users
to always ensure stable state of mind while driving to avoid crashes.
Osadebamwen spoke on
“Road Safety is a State of the Mind, Road Traffic Crash is Absence of Mind,
Stay Alert, Stay Alive”.
He noted that absence
of mind and due alertness, among others resulted in traffic crashes with
attendant unpalatable consequences.
In a message to the event,
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia commended FRSC for organising the programme.
Ikpeazu, who was
represented by his Deputy, Ude Oko Chukwu, expressed worry over the number of
crashes on the roads, adding that over 90 per cent of those crashes were as a
result of human elements.
He appealed to drivers
to avoid those things that could cause road accidents.
The governor also
appealed to FRSC and other security agencies to help the state and the nation
in minimising the level of mortality on the roads.