The National Bureau of Statistics reported that 1,323 Nigerians lost their lives in road accidents during the last quarter of 2023. The NBS Road Transport Data Q4 2023 Report, released in Abuja by the News Agency of Nigeria, revealed that there were a total of 2,717 road accidents in Q4 2023, marking a 24.23% rise from the 2,187 accidents recorded in Q3 2023.
“However, on a year-on-year basis, traffic accidents decreased by 33.12 per cent from 3,617 recorded in Q4 of 2022.
“The quarter-on-quarter analysis also showed that fatal cases of accidents increased by 29.13 per cent, while serious cases increased by 24.87 and minor cases by 9.32 in Q4 2023 relative to Q3 2023,” the report stated.
According to the report, out of the total 1,323 individuals killed in accidents during Q4 2023, 1,104 were males (including adults and children), representing 83.45% of the total fatalities.
“On the other hand, 219 females (adults and children) were killed in Q4 2023, representing 16.55 per cent. In Q4 2023, injured males stood at 6,929 (adults and children), representing 76.01 per cent of the 9,116 injured persons.
“On the other hand, 2,187 females were injured (adults and children) representing 23.99 per cent,” it added.
The report indicated that the total number of vehicles involved in road accidents rose to 4,195 during Q4 2023, marking an increase from the 3,371 vehicles involved in Q3 2023.
“This indicated an increase of 24.44 per cent in Q4 2023,” the report further stated.
The report outlined that commercial vehicles were predominantly affected by road accidents, totaling 2,306 incidents, surpassing other vehicle categories such as private vehicles at 1,025, government vehicles at 40, and diplomatic vehicles at zero.
In terms of regional analysis, the report disclosed that the North-Central region reported the highest number of accidents in Q4 2023, reaching 905, followed by the South-West with 650 incidents, while the South-South recorded the lowest with 141 accidents.
Regarding casualties, the report indicated that the North-Central region had the highest number with 3,152 fatalities, trailed by the North-West with 2,500 casualties, and the South-South region with the least casualties at 412.
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