The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo said no less than 85 passings were recorded in 117 street auto collisions in the state in the previous a half year.
The FRSC state Sector Commander in the state, Mr Anthony Oko, made the revelation on Monday in Benin, said mishaps happened from January to June.
Oko said the figure demonstrated an expansion when contrasted and 57 passings recorded in 124 crashes inside a similar period in 2017.
He said that from January to June this year, 41 of the accidents recorded were deadly, with 541 people harmed, as against 20 lethal mischances and 366 people harmed a similar period in 2017.
The segment authority said that January recorded the most noteworthy number of accidents amid the period under survey, while in 2017 January, February and April represented the most elevated events because of the mass development.
Oko said that Speed Violation (SPV) topped the significant reasons for incidents in the state, trailed by Brake Failure (BFL) and Mechanical Deficiency (MDV).
He exhorted drivers to drive inside the endorsed speed restrain and furthermore guarantee that their vehicles were street commendable.
He additionally cautioned them against unsafe surpassing that could prompt loss of control, particularly amid substantial deluge "when the streets are wet and tricky and can't hold feels burnt out on vehicles.''
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