Gombe data 1,345 highway crashes, 98 deaths in 9 months – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has recorded 1,345 highway site visitors crashes in Gombe State between January and September 2026, leading to 98 deaths and 1,345 accidents.

The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Gombe State, Commander Samson Kaura, disclosed this on Tuesday whereas addressing members of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in the course of the 2026 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Kaura mentioned the variety of deaths recorded in the course of the interval represented a six per cent improve in contrast with the corresponding interval within the earlier yr.

“We are concerned about the increase in road crash fatalities, with excessive speeding and reckless driving remaining major causes. In 2025, the command recorded 1,614 road traffic incidents, which claimed 92 lives and left 926 others injured,” he mentioned.

Kaura warned that careless driving continued to hazard the lives of motorists and different highway customers.

He known as for larger duty on the highways.