'473 die in road traffic crashes in Niger in 18 months' – FRSC

<h2>The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger on Friday said that Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) claimed no fewer than 473 lives in the state between January 2022 and June 2023.</h2>, <p>The State sector commander urged residents of the state to always respect traffic rules and regulations, while using the roads in order to prevent RTCs.</p>, <span>'473 die in road traffic crashes in Niger in 18 months' – FRSC (TheGuardianNG)</span>, <p>The State Sector Commander, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. Tsukwam said that in view of the high number of deaths recorded through RTCs in the state, the command was working tirelessly to reduce crashes in the state to the barest minimum.</p>, <p>He explained that within the period under review, the command recorded 766 RTCs, with about 5, 272 persons involved, with 2, 607 sustaining various degree of injuries. The sector commander also said that 204 of the RTCs were fatal, 483 serious while and 79 were minor.</p>, <p>He explained that the RTCs were caused by human, vehicular and environmental factors. He, however, said that the corps concentrated on the drivers during sensitization, because little mistakes by them could lead to accidents as they drive and control the vehicles.</p>, <p>“The attitude of a driver while driving matters a lot and compliance to traffic rules and regulations is also important. Therefore, it is the human that is responsible for many of the accidents,” he said.</p>, <p>Tsukwam said that the corps had embarked on daily sensitisation known as “Early Morning Cry” to motor-parks in the state. He said that the aim of the sensitisation was to enlighten road users, especially commercial drivers, on the need to obey traffic rules and regulations.</p>, <p>“Every day, we go to the motor parks to talk to commercial drivers and also take a look at their vehicles to determine the road worthiness.</p>, <p>“When you obey traffic rules and regulations, you have saved your own life and the lives of other r