Corp Marshal and Chief Executive of FRSC, Mr. Osita Chidoka, disclosed this on Friday in Calabar, Cross River State, at a stakeholder's sensitisation forum on vehicle speeds limit device.
Represented by the Sector Commander of Cross River State, Mr. Albanus Nwakchukwu, he attributed the series of road accidents on the nation's road to the use of Toyota Hiace YH3 buses which he said were recalled in Australia as a result of fire in 1990 and recently in 2012.
On the statistics of accidents attributed to different brands of vehicles, the road safety boss pointed out that between 2007 and 2012, Toyota Hiace buses alone crashed in about 1,844 accidents, adding that out of the 48 per cent of the total buses involved in crashes, 31 per cent of all the buses involved had resulted in fire incidents.
He, therefore, charged the Managing Director of the Toyota to install a speed limiting device on their vehicles as such devices would help in the reduction of incidences of road accidents on the nation's highways.
The FRSC boss also charged stakeholders in the transport sector to install the speed limiting device, adding that it is the only way the transport industry can avert accidents which occur on a daily basis.
State Director of National Orientation Agency, Mrs Florence Osang, charged motorists to acquaint themselves with road signs, which she said will help in reduction of carnages on roads, adding that regular mental health check-up by motorists would also help to reduce incessant accident on roads.
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