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In Nigeria, injuries and deaths resulting from RTA are on the rise and are Nigeria's third-leading cause of overall deaths, the leading cause of trauma-related deaths and the most common cause of disability.
Apr 12, 2017 · The increasing magnitude of fatal road traffic accident globally has been attributed to population explosion and increased level of motorization. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause...
Results: Overall total injuries, casualties, and fatalities increased by 74.7%, 61.2%, and 9.6%, respectively. Analysis showed that the 3 main causes of RTC were speed violation, loss of control, and dangerous driving. Conclusions:
In Q3 2021, total road traffic crashes were 3,134, showing a decrease of 1.60 per cent from Q2 2021, which recorded 3,185. This rose by 8.71 per cent in Q4 2021 when 3,407 cases were recorded.
Results: The overall road traffic injury rate was 41 per 1000 population (95% CI 34 to 49), and mortality from road traffic injuries was 1.6 per 1000 population (95% CI 0.5 to 3.8). Motorcycle crashes accounted for 54% of all road traffic injuries.
- M. Labinjo, Catherine Juillard, Catherine Juillard, Olive C. Kobusingye, Adnan Ali Hyder
- 2009
The effects of Road Traffic Accidents cannot be over-emphasized. Nigeria has a bad record of road traffic accident. Nigeria and Nigerians have had a fair share of losses in social and economic terms from road traffic accidents.
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Apart from the Boko Haram crisis in the North-East, accident is thus the main cause of violent deaths in Nigeria. Over 15,000 lives were lost to fatal road accidents involving cars, buses, tankers, and others articulated vehicles in 3,075 events between June 2006 and May 2014.
