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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the number of road accidents in Q4 of 2023 increased by 24.23 percent from Q3 of 2023.

NAN reports that the NBS recorded a total of 2,717 road accidents in Q4 2023, showing an increase of 24.23 percent from Q3 2023, which saw 2,187 car crashes.

“However, on a year-on-year basis, traffic accidents decreased by 33.12 percent from 3,617 recorded in Q4 of 2022,” the report stated.

The report revealed that serious accidents in Q4 2023 numbered 1,772, with fatal and minor cases at 687 and 258, respectively.

“The quarter-on-quarter analysis also showed that fatal cases of accidents increased by 29.13 percent, while serious cases increased by 24.87 and minor cases by 9.32 in Q4 2023 relative to Q3 2023.”

The report showed that in terms of gender distribution of persons killed in the accidents, 1,104 males (adults and children) were killed in Q4 2023, accounting for 83.45 percent of 1,323 persons killed.

“On the other hand, 219 females (adults and children) were killed in Q4 2023, representing 16.55 percent.’’

The report showed that in terms of injuries sustained, more males (adults and children) were injured from the crashes compared to females (adults and children).

“In Q4 2023, injured males stood at 6,929 (adults and children), representing 76.01 percent of the 9,116 injured persons,” the report reads.

“On the other hand, 2,187 females were injured (adults and children) representing 23.99 percent. ”

The report said the total number of vehicles involved in road accidents in Q4 2023 increased to 4,195 compared to Q3 2023 which recorded 3,371.

“This indicated an increase of 24.44 percent in Q4 2023,” the report stated.

The report revealed that commercial vehicles were the most affected by road accidents in Q4 2023, with 2,306 accidents.

The north-central region experienced the highest number of accidents, followed by the south-west and south-south, with the north-central region also having the highest number of casualties.