The Federal Road Safety Corps said it rescued 1,071 persons in 160 crashes nationwide, which involved 1,150 people during the Easter special patrol, which lasted from Wednesday, March 28 to Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
The corps revealed that there was a significant increase in the number of people rescued without injury compared to the same period in 2017.
The FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, noted that 431 people were rescued without injuries in the 2017 Easter special patrol, while 543 were rescued during the 2018 Easter special patrol without injuries, which represents a 26 per cent improvement over the 2017 record.
However, he noted that the number of persons rescued with injuries in crashes during the 2018 Easter celebration were 528 compared to 475 in 2017, an increase of 12 per cent.