FRSC Cautions Motorists Against Over-speeding, Reckless Driving On Agbara-Badagry Expressway
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By OLALEKAN AYENI
Okoafo Outpost Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Superintendent Route Commander
Temitope Oluwadare on behalf of the Lagos State Commander, CC Patrick Davou, on Friday – June, 7, 2024 admonished motorists to drive with caution and adhere strictly to the rules and regulations guiding the use of roads on Agbara-Badagry expressway especially as rainy season intensified to avoid road crashes.
He said research had shown that a good number of road crashes in Nigeria was due to human factor. “Reckless driving, over-speeding, wrongful overtaking, driving unbalanced vehicles including drunk driving on the road takes the lead among the leading factor.”
The SRC Oluwadare disclosed this following the multiple crash that occured around 1.35pm on Friday, June 7 along Agbara/Badagry expressway, Lagos.
According to him, three vehicles were involved, Toyota Camry (Ash colour) without registration number; DAF Trailer (Green colour) numbered JGB275XB, loaded with animals and a Mazda bus
(Yellow colour) which the registration number was not found at the scene of the crash.
He said a total number of 13 people eight (08) male and five (05) female were also involved. Two (02) people were injured while the remaining 11 people were rescued unhurt.
SRC Oluwadare said the causes of the serious accident was speed violation and dangerous driving. He noted that the trailer driver was later arrested in collaboration of other sister agencies at Agemowo along the expressway after he failed to stop at the accident scene.
FRSC ensure prompt removal of the obstructions to enhance accident free and traffic flowing on the ever busy expressway.
He decried worrisome as Nigerians were not always conscious with safety until when crashes occurred and this was evident in the frequency of road crashes in Nigeria. He thereby enjoined “motorists to shun unsafe practices as speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, overloading, lane indiscipline, use of mobile phone while driving and ensure no unbalanced vehicles on the road during this rainy season. “These are impediments of a successful journey,” SRC Oluwadare, added.
