NO fewer than 73 persons lost their lives while 393 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in road crashes along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway between January and March.
Figures obtained from a Federal Road Safety Corps report sighted by this newspaper revealed that 1,271 people were involved in the 175 crashes recorded on the busy highway within the three months.
According to the document, January recorded the highest number of crashes, while February had the highest fatalities.
Among crashes recorded within January and March on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway include a fatal crash around Ayetoro claiming nine lives in February; a lone accident at Fatgbems bus stop killing five persons in January, and the death of four persons in an accident at Alapako area in March.
A breakdown of the figures showed that 21 persons died in January crashes, 30 were killed in February—the highest within the quarter—while 22 lost their lives in March.
In terms of injuries, 155 victims were recorded in January, 96 in February, and 142 in March.
“Overall, a total of 175 road traffic crashes occurred along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the first quarter, 2025 and this led to 393 injured persons and the death of 73 persons while a total of 1271 people were involved in road traffic crashes along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway between January and March 2025,” the report showed.
The FRSC document showed a reduction in road crashes and injuries in February and March compared to January, but an increase in fatalities.
“Using January 2025 as a baseline, there is a 29 per cent reduction in road traffic crashes in February over January 2025 and a 6 per cent reduction in March over January 2025.
“Additionally, there is a 38 per cent reduction in persons injured in February over January 2025 and an 8 per cent reduction in March over January 2025.
“However, there is also a 43 per cent increase in the number of persons killed in road crashes in February over January 2025 and 5 per cent increase in March over January 2025,” the document read.
