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Road accident trends in Nigeria
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Benin, Nigeria.
Accident; Analysis and Prevention
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
A study of road accident trends in Nigeria between the period 1960 and 1989 revealed a sharp increase in fatal accident occurrence. Between 1960 and 1969, it was observed that over 18,000 deaths occurred as a result of road accidents. By the third decade (1980-1989), this figure had increased to about five times, i.e. more than 92,000 deaths. Reasons for the severity of road accidents in Nigeria are discussed.