No fewer than 5,707 road crashes were recorded in Nigeria between January and August this year, leaving 3,048 people dead and 17,446 others rescued. The statistic released by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) yesterday, showed a slight reduction from the figure released for the same period in 2015, where a total of 3,233 people died and 17,189 others were rescued alive.
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