The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that despite a marginal decrease in road traffic crashes in Q2 this year, the number of males killed in road accidents rose to 1,076, accounting for 82.45% of the casualties in the period.
The latest ‘Road Transport Data Q2 2024’ report published on Tuesday by the statistics agency showed that the total number of road traffic crashes in the quarter under review was 2,404, indicating a decrease of 9.69% from the previous quarter (Q1), which recorded 2,662 crashes, and an 18.98% fall from 2,967 crashes recorded in Q2 2023.
According to the Bureau, of all crashes, serious cases topped in Q2 2024 with 1,525 compared to fatal and minor cases that stood at 661 and 218 respectively.
In addition, the report reflected that three categories of cases (fatal, serious, and minor) declined in the quarter under review relative to the preceding quarter.
On the casualties, the figures revealed that a total of 1,076 males were killed in the traffic crashes while a total of 5,837 males were injured during the period, indicating 76.30%.
The report further indicated that 3,612 vehicles were involved in road traffic crashes in the quarter, representing a lower rate when compared to the previous quarter’s total crashes of 3,952, indicating a decrease of 8.60%.
An analysis of the traffic crashes on zonal basis showed that the North-Central zone recorded the highest number of crashes in Q2 2024 with 867, followed by the South-West with 661, while the South-East had the least with 119.
Similarly, the North-Central reported the highest number of casualties with 3,020, followed by the South-West with 2,019, while the South-South recorded the least with 452.
