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Bauchi recorded 53% reduction in road accidents – FRSC
By Adeleye Kunle
The Federal Road Safety Corp in Bauchi State has said that road traffic crashes in the state reduced by 53 percent in 2022.
The Sector Commander, FRSC, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, who stated this in his speech at the flag-off of the 2022 ember months campaign, said that this was in comparison to the statistics or crashes recorded across the state in 2021 and 2020.
The campaign, which had the theme: “Avoid Speeding, Unsafe Tyres to Arrive Safely,” was held at the Muda Lawal Market Central Motor Park in Bauchi on Friday.
He said that a total of 116 people were killed in 2020, 193 in 2021, and so far, 93 in 2022 across the six major routes in the state.
According to him, Bauchi – Jos federal highway recorded the highest number of deaths within the three years, while Bauchi – Gombe route had the least number of deaths