FRSC intensifies safety measures
By Theodore Opara
Tanker-related road crashes have claimed at least 555 lives across Nigeria between 2020 and early 2025, highlighting the devastating human cost of articulated vehicle accidents despite ongoing efforts to improve road safety.
The figures were contained in a statement by Osondu Ohaeri, Deputy Corps Commander and Corps Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who said the Corps had intensified regulatory and enforcement measures to reduce tanker and trailer crashes nationwide.
According to the statement, tanker and trailer operations remain among the highest-risk segments of Nigeria’s road transport system, with crashes often resulting in fuel explosions, multiple fatalities, destruction of property and disruption of economic activities.
