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Speeding violations have continued to top the list of causative factors of road crashes in Nigeria, with 2,284 cases recorded across the country in the third quarter of 2025, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and provided by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
Despite being the highest contributor to road crashes in Q3 2025, this figure dropped by 3.9 percent from the 2,376 recorded in the second quarter of 2025.
Other causative factors were the use of phone while driving (8), tyre burst (173), a mechanically deficient vehicle (79), break failure (144), overloading (40), dangerous overtaking (3), wrongful overtaking (201), dangerous driving (166), bad road (22), route violation (164), road obstruction violation (51), sleeping on the steering (3), driving under alcohol/drug (8), poor weather (1), fatigue (28), and sign light violation (68).
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According to a study by the International Journal of Innovation Research & Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), many people are losing their lives daily, and several others are sustaining injuries due to several accident causes, some of which are preventable.
The study noted that the major reasons these accidents keep occurring at an alarming rate in almost all states in Nigeria include a lack of effective enforcement of road safety rules and regulations, and poor road maintenance by the appropriate agencies.
The study further called for a total and strict implementation of road safety rules, regulations, and policies in Nigeria, providing realistic training to drivers to curb these issues.
“Speed-limiting devices should be installed in all vehicles to reduce the recurrent road accidents due to speeding, and traffic calming devices should be constructed in residential areas, schools, and other public places.
“Posting warning signs and signals, public awareness campaigns on anti-speeding should be conducted from time to time, speed display boards and speed monitoring cameras should be placed on all roads
The NBS data also showed that 2,434 road accidents occurred in Q3 2025, indicating a 7.49 percent decrease from the 2,631 crashes recorded in the previous quarter, and a 25.92 percent increase from the 1933 crashes recorded in the same quarter last year.
Serious cases had the most occurrences of road traffic crashes, with 1,566 occurrences compared to fatal and minor cases of 589 and 279, respectively.
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A total of 877 males were killed in Q3 2025, while the total number of females killed was 200, representing 81 percent and 19 percent of the total deaths recorded, respectively.
“5,103 males were injured, which indicates 75 percent; while 1.753 females were reported injured, representing 25 percent of the total injured persons.
“The total vehicles involved in road traffic crashes in Q3 2025 were 3,710,” the data showed, noting that the North-Central zone recorded the highest number of crashes in Q3 2025 with 729, followed by the South-West zone with 728, while the South-East had the least with 128.
“Similarly, the North-Central reported the highest number of casualties with 2,149, followed by the South-West with 1986, while the South-East recorded the least with 463.
