According to the National Bureau of Statistics Road Transport Data in Q1 2022 Report released in Abuja on Wednesday, says the number of road accidents in Q1 of 2022 reduced by 1.82 per cent from Q4 of 2021.
The report said the total road accidents were 3,345 in Q1 2022, showing a decrease of 1.82 per cent from Q4 2021, which recorded 3,407.
It said disaggregating the accidents into categories showed that serious cases in Q1 2022 were higher with 2,100 compared to fatal and minor cases with 871 and 374 respectively.
However, it said serious cases of accidents were lower by 4.50 per cent in Q1 2022, relative to Q4 2021 recorded at 2,199.
The report said the number of vehicles involved in accidents reduced in Q1 2022 with a total number of 5,316, compared to Q4 2021 which recorded 5,323.
“This indicated a decline of 0.13 per cent in Q1 2022.
“Cars and motorcycles recorded the highest number of vehicles involved in road traffic crashes for Q1 2022 at 1,652 and 1,100 respectively.’’
Also, the report showed that in Q1 2022, commercial vehicles were mostly affected with 3,635, compared to private, government and diplomatic vehicles which recorded 1,648, 55 and one respectively.
On a zonal basis, the report revealed that the North-Central recorded the highest number of crashes in Q1 2022 with 1,095, followed by the South-West with 887.
“The North-West recorded 515 cases, followed by the North-East with 414 cases, the South-South with 247 cases and the South-East 187.’’
The report said in terms of casualties, the North-Central recorded the highest with 3,582, followed by the North-West with 2,713, while the South-East recorded the least with 711.
“In Q1 2022, 7,842 males (adult and child) were injured, accounting for 76.18 per cent of 10,294 injured in total.” The report showed that in terms of injuries sustained, more males (adult and child) were injured compared to females (adult and child) during the period of review.
