The Sector Commander, Selina Williams stated this in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Education Officer, Okwodowa Paul, in Jalingo, in commemoration of the year 2020 African Road Safety Day and World Day of Remembrance, NAN reports.
According to Williams, 121 road traffic crashes were recorded, 195 vehicles involved, twenty-three people killed, 338 people injured, and the total number of people involved was 361. She noted that speed violation, wrongful overtaking and tyre burst were major causes of road crashes during the period.
Williams also appealed to motorists to desist from buying used tyres, insisting that more lives would be saved if they use brand new tyres.
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