FRSC, Tipper Drivers Differ Over Road Crashes In Anambra

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State has lamented increasing cases of road crashes involving articulated vehicles in the state.

The State Sector Commander, Andrew Kumapayi stated this in Awka during a meeting with executives of various Tipper Unions in the State.

He blamed the ugly trend on recklessness of tipper drivers, vowing to clamp down on defaulters and impound their vehicles as a way of reducing the menace.

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But the state Chairman, Heavy Duty Lorries and Trailers Association, Deacon Ozoemena Okoye absolved his members, blaming the alleged recklessness on government officials and politicians who he accused of intimidating them on the road with their excorts vehicles’ sirens.

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He said the FRSC had in one of their meetings with them, promised to intervene by talking to the officials and politicians whose excorts flouted traffic rules with impunity.

“Our members obey traffic rules. We no longer have rough drivers in the state. They…

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