9,694 road accidents involving 15,682 cars were recorded in 2016 - FRSC

According to the 2016 Annual Road Traffic Crash Report released by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),  9,694 road traffic accidents involving 15, 682 vehicles were recorded in 2016, resulting in the death of 5,053 persons, while 30,105 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the period under review. This represents a decrease in number of crashes by 0.4 per cent and fatalities by 7