Nigeria loses 73,504 persons to accidents in three years from 2016 to 2018

No fewer than 73, 504 lives were lost to 3,075 road accidents that occurred in Nigeria between 2016 and 2018.

Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Taiwo Salaam, disclosed this at a media briefing in Lagos to commence the bi-annual road safety campaign week in the state.

He said about 34 deaths were recorded annually in 100, 000 population samples, as number of persons with different degrees of injuries were often accounted for.

Salaam added that the safety week organised by the Lagos State Vehicle Services (VIS) was designed to educate and enlighten members of the public on the activities of the agency.

He stated further that in Nigeria, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported at least 229,524 cases of road crashes between 2000 and2018, translating to about 12,080 cases yearly.