According to the Oyo State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), 146 people perished in various road traffic accidents in the state between January and June.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) received this information from Joshua Adekanye, state sector commander of the corps, on Friday in Ibadan.
He added that 246 traffic crashes that were registered throughout the time period resulted in 618 people suffering injuries of varying severity.
He broke down the number, stating that 15 people died in January, 15 in February, 23 in March, 24 in April, 45 in May, and 24 in June.
According to the inquiry, some crashes were caused by speeding, intoxicated or drugged driving, technical problems, and other factors, among others.
The sector commander warned motorists against careless driving and mentioned that the command has increased its public education and enforcement efforts in auto parks, churches, and mosques.
“To reduce road traffic crashes, the corps, aside enforcement, has strengthened its public enlightenment in the parks, Mosques and Churches.
“We also seize every available opportunity to talk to the general public on the factors that can lead to road crashes and how to avoid same.
“We also make use of radio, print and social media to pass the message across to the general public. We also partner with traditional leaders to talk to people in their domain on how to avoid factors that can lead to road traffic crashes.
“In addition to that, we have also redoubled our enforcement and mobile court for arraignment and prosecution of traffic offenders without delay, ” he said.
Adekanye further said the corps was aware of absence of road signs, adding that the situation had been traced to activities of scavengers.
He said this could put the lives of both drivers and other road users at risk.
“They (scavengers) are the ones stealing the sign post and plates on the road and we are talking to the federal and state ministries of works to see how the road signs can be replaced, ” he said. (NAN)