The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has warned vehicle owners against reckless driving, urging them to take safety measures while driving to reduce avoidable accidents.

The Corps was responding to a fatal accident at Mairuwa village, on the Funtua-Sokoto road, leaving at least eleven people dead.

FRSC Corps Marshal Malam Shehu Mohammed said the incident could have been avoided.

In a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Olusegun Ogungbemide in Abuja, Mohammed attributed the accident to poor maintenance of the vehicle, speed and non-compliance with traffic rules.

The fatal accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number MRR 83

The driver collided head-on with a Sino truck belonging to the Dangote group.

“If the driver had respected the legal speed limits, ensured adequate maintenance of the vehicle and followed the highway code, the accident would have been avoided,” he said.

The FRSC boss cited examples of how poor driving behaviors have led to avoidable road accidents in recent times, stressing that if drivers did the right thing, the problems surrounding accidents and deaths would belong to the spent in Nigeria.

He added that the enormous responsibility of ensuring road safety rests on everyone’s shoulders.

He said drivers must respect established speed limits, maintain their vehicles regularly and obey traffic laws to avoid such accidents.