The last quarter of every year is often characterized with a surge in vehicular and human traffic and its attendant negative consequences have always been of concern to the FRSC and indeed the general public.
As part of its response to this recurring experience, the FRSC steps up its awareness and enforcement efforts geared towards stemming the ugly tides characteristic of the season with a view to ensuring that incidents are curtailed and where they occurred, responses could be activated urgently.
Consequently, the Sector Commander Samson Kaura through a press release signed and made available to Jewel Times by the spokesperson of the corps Superintendent Route Commander Janet Kassa, says the “Gombe State Command of the FRSC has deployed 620 Regular and special marshals, 9 operational vehicles, 1 tow truck with 5 ambulances at 3 zebra points and 2 help areas erected for prompt emergency response in the 11 local government areas of the state.
The Command’s Public Education Officer, Superintendent Route Commander Janet Kassa noted that “The deployment of the personnel is for traffic control, rescue services, clearing of road obstructions and a reminder to the public of the need to drive cautiously so as to avoid the menace of road traffic crashes on our roads”.
The Sector Commander called on the people of Gombe to avoid overloading, use of phone while driving, speed among others while advising passengers and other road users to speak up against dangerous driving as crash kills more passengers than drivers.
He wished all citizens of Gombe a crash free yuletide celebration and a prosperous new year.