Road accidents claim 351 lives in Oyo within 9 months – Police

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Police Command in Oyo has disclosed that no fewer than 351 people were killed in road accidents across the state in the last nine months of 2022.

Making the disclosure, Wednesday, during a press conference, in Ibadan, state’s Commissioner of Police, Williams Adebowale, attributed the major causes of the accidents to speeding, reckless driving, driving against traffic, burst tyres and brake failures.

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According to CP Adebowale, 30 people were killed in 51 accidents in January; 32 in 68 cases in February, 49 in 67 cases in March, 37 in 58 cases in April and 48 in 75 cases in May.

The CP further said the state recorded 35 deaths in 59 accidents in June, 52 from 55 in July, and 62 in 84 cases from August to September.

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