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By Modupe Shodeinde
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Taraba has scheduled sessions of prayer intercession for victims of road crashes in the state.
On Friday,the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Taraba, Corps Commander Selina Williams said the command has scheduled a Friday Jumat and a Sunday Christian prayer service for victims of road accidents.
The Sector Commmander revealed that the plan was to seek God’s mercies on those who sustained injuries and those who lost their lives in road crashes in the state.
In a press statement issued by the Assistant Route Commander Okwodowa Paul, the Command’s Public Education Officer in Jalingo, the command had recorded 121 Road traffic crashes involving 195 vehicles, 23 people killed, while 338 were injured. This brought the total to 361, in the third quarter of 2020.
The statement was issued in commemoration of the year 2020 African Road Safety Day and World Day of Remembrance.
William stated that most road crashes would have been averted if only motorist had obeyed traffic rules and regulations
She also implored motorists to desist from buying used tyres, that more lives could be saved if they use brand new tyres.