By Stanley Onyekwere
A total of 348 motor vehicles has were involved in road traffic accidents within the last 11 months of outgoing year in FCT.
It was gathered that the accidents involved 508 people among whom are 39 fatal cases, 118 suffered serious injuries while 335 had minor or no injuries at all.
This was disclosed by the Secretary, FCT Transportation Secretariat, Abdullahi Adamu Candido during the 2022 End of Year Press briefing, in Abuja.
Candido said the Territory witnessed high rate of traffic accidents during the rainy season as a result of slippery nature of the road surface couple with the over speeding of motorists.
He added that majority of the recorded accidents were self- accidents.
The Secretary explained that as part of measures to inculcate good behaviour and improve drivers and riders knowledge, the Secretariat through the Department of Road Traffic Service (DRTS) has established Driver’s Training Centre in Lugbe area of the territory.
According to him: “A total of 4401 traffic regulation violators, 850 Dispatch operation Riders have attended mandatory training at our Lugbe centre.
“ A total of 37, 572 motor vehicles have undergone inspection and emission testing at the DRTS computerised Inspection Centres”.
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