The Bureau made the disclosure in a publication on its official website, which provided statistics on road accidents in the last quarter of 2020 and the first two quarters of 2021.
According to the NBS, the observed trend was a clear indication of improved road safety, adding that in each of the quarters under review, serious cases of road crashes stood top, compared to fatal and minor cases observed. The NBS, however, said more males died in road accidents in the second quarter of 2021 with 84.65 per cent of 1,453 killed compared to 79.02 per cent in the preceding quarter.The Bureau added: “Similarly, more males were injured over the three quarters under review. In the fourth quarter of 2020, 7,370 males were injured, accounting for 75.96 per cent of 9,702 injuries recorded.
“Over the last three quarters under review, commercial vehicles were most affected in road crashes averaging 64.92 per cent of the total vehicles involved.
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