The
Federal Road safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said it had recorded 14 deaths in
34 crashes that occurred on Jos-hawan kibo-forest axis between January and
July.
Mr Jonas Agwu,
the corps Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Jos zone, made the disclosure
while inaugurating an initiative meant to improve visibility and reduce crashes
at hawan-kibo in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau.
The News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the corps had developed an initiative where
buckets were filled with sand and reflective tapes pasted on them and
positioned at the edge of the highway to improve driver’s visibility at night.
According to
Agwu, the incidents happened at night, hence the need to devise a measure that
would help drivers to drive safely when it is dark.
“This
intervention is solely meant to improve visibility and reduce crashes that
often occur on this part of the road particularly at night.
“Data available
to us indicates that between January and July, we recorded 34 crashes and lost
14 persons just within the Jos-hawan kibo-forest axis.
“All these
crashes happened when visibility was very poor, hence the need to have these
buckets filled with sand and reflective tapes pasted on them to help drivers
when driving at night,” he said.
The zonal
commanding officer appealed to drivers to desist from speeding and always move
in accordance with the approved speed limit of their vehicles.
Mrs Pat
Emeordi, the corps Sector Commander in Plateau, said over 80 per cent crashes
that occurred on that portion of the highway happened at night or in the early
hours of the day.
She said the
initiative was part of the command’s 2017 “Ember Month” campaign geared toward
safety on the highways during the festivities.
“Most accidents
in this axis take place at nights or in the early hours when the day is still
dark.
“The reflective
tapes pasted on this buckets will go a long way in helping our drivers because
they illuminate at night and so will aid visibility.
“This
initiative is part of our Ember Month campaign targeted at ensuring zero
crashes on the highways,” Emeordi said.
She said that
similar device would be installed on other dangerous spots across various
highways in the state.(NAN)
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