More than nine persons died while eighty-four others sustained various degrees of injuries in various road crashes across Ogun between December fifteen, twenty-eighteen and January fifteen, twenty-nineteen.

According to Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, forty-two road traffic crashes involving twelve private cars, two private buses, nine commercial buses, four commercial cars, four motorcycles, six medium trucks, five articulated trucks and six other vehicles were recorded.

Its Corps Commander, Seni Ogunyemi, says during the period, 361 persons were involved in various crashes out of which 84 sustained injuries and nine males died, saying 268 persons were rescued unhurt due to prompt response to emergency by the corps.

Ogunyemi says forty-seven point one, eight per cent of the crashes were caused by excessive speeding, 16.5 per cent by dangerous driving and 8.30 per cent by bad tyres.

According to him, 10.76 per cent of the crashes were caused by driving against traffic and 17.26 per cent by other factors.

“Comparing year 2018 to year 2017, road traffic deaths were reduced by 55 per cent, from 20 in 2017 to 9 in 2018.

“The number of people injured also decreased by 2.33 per cent, from 86 in 2017 to 84 in 2018.

“Our resolve to reduce deaths and injuries on all roads in Ogun State will be pursued vigorously and relentlessly in 2019 such that no traffic offender shall go unpunished,” he said.

Ogunyemi appealed to the motoring public to obey all traffic rules and regulations.