Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said Tuesday that no less than 33 people died of traffic accidents in the state of Edo in January and February 2025.
Daily Post reports that Cyril Mathew, the commander of the EDO state sector, revealed this to journalists in Benin City.
Mathew said the deaths were recorded in 35 accidents that occurred throughout the state between January and February.
He said that 119 people were involved in 17 traffic accidents that occurred in January 2025, of which 15 died, while 69 were injured.
The commander of the sector added that in the month of February, 171 passengers were involved in 18 accidents that occurred throughout the state, with 18 dead while 69 were injured.
He attributed most accidents to break the failure, speeding, dangerous driving, telephone use, route violation, among others, by drivers throughout the state.
However, he warned motorists against excessive load, drunk driving, night driving, telephone use and overall.
According to him, the command is intensifying campaigns throughout the State to sensitize motorists about the need to absorb security culture on the way to guarantee the safety of passengers and pedestrians.
Mathew, however, asked the interested parties to work together with the body to update the zero traffic accident in the state.