2,482 Road Crashes Recorded in Q1 2018

Road transport data in Nigeria reflected that 2,482 road crashes occurred in the first quarter(Q1) of 2018.
The development is contained in a new report just released by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) and obtained by the Economic Confidential in Abuja.
Speed violation is reported as the major cause of road crashes in Q1 and it accounted for 50.81% of the total road crashes reported. Tyre burst and dangerous driving followed closely as they both accounted for 8.26% and 8.42% of the total road crashes recorded.
A total of 8,466 Nigerians got injured in the road traffic crashes recorded. 7,773 of the 8,466 Nigerians that got injured, representing 92% of the figure, are adults while the remaining 693 Nigerians, representing 8% of the figure are children. 6,394 male Nigerians, representing 76%, got injured in road crashes in Q1 while 2,072 female Nigerians, representing 24% got injured.
Similarly, a total of 1,292 Nigerians got killed in the road traffic crashes recorded in Q1 2018. 1,186 of the 1,292 Nigerians that got killed, representing 92% of the figure, are adults while the remaining 106 Nigerians, representing 8% of the figure are children. 1,008 male Nigerians, representing 78%, got killed in road crashes in Q1 while 284 female Nigerians, representing 22% got killed.
Estimated vehicle population in Nigeria as at Q1 2018 was put at 11,653,871 with the total population of the country puts at 198,000,000 in 2018. Nigeria’s vehicle per population ratio is put 0.06. Data on the category of vehicles involved in road crashes in Q1 2018 reflected that 60.3% of vehicles are commercial (2,330), 38.30% are private (1,480), 1.35% are government (52) and the diplomat with two (2) vehicle involved.
A total of 223,107 national drivers’ licenses were produced in Q1 2018. Lagos and FCT produced the highest number of drivers’ licenses while Ekiti and Kebbi States produced the least numbers of national drivers’ license.