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Nigeria Road Accident Statistics [See Image] by Databod: 2:52pm On Nov 16, 2017
Nigeria roads are unsafe. This is a fact.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) data, Nigeria ranks 191 out of 192 countries in the world with un-safe roads with 162 death rate per 100,000 population from road traffic accident.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its 2016 Road Transport Data, 11, 363 road accidents were recorded in 2016. A total of 5,053 Nigerians got killed in the road accidents recorded in the period under review while 30,105 others sustained varying degrees of injuries.

Here are some statistics about road accidents in Nigeria:
- FCT, Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, Ogun & Kano are the top 5 states with most road accidents in Nigeria.
- Private Cars & Motorcycles are responsible for more than half of accidents in Nigeria.
- 1 in 3 accidents is caused by violation of speed rules (Overspeeding, etc.)

Check out more facts in the infographic below.

SOURCE: http://databod.com/general/nigeria-road-accident-statistics/

Re: Nigeria Road Accident Statistics [See Image] by dammybas(m): 3:41pm On Nov 16, 2017
Hmmn.. I guess the reason Ogun state is there is because of the Lagos/Ibadan expressway. I'm sure it accounts for 90% of accidents in Ogun state.

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