‘A total of 6,653 accidents involving 11,283 vehicles—private, commercial, motorbikes, and cycles—were reported between January and June of 2024.
1,237 persons lost their lives and 7,561 suffered injuries during this time.
In 2024, there were fewer recorded cases, cars involved, injured people, and pedestrian knockdowns than in 2023.
Still, compared to the same period in 2023, there was a 13% increase in the number of fatalities.
The National Road Safety Authority’s (NRSA) Head of Public Relations, Pearl Adosu, blamed speeding and careless overtaking for the rise in fatalities.
With 1,145 collisions, March 2024 was the month with the most, and June had the fewest (1,044). With 240 deaths, March also had the greatest number.
1,219 pedestrians were struck by cars between January and June of 2024, which is 1.9% fewer than the 1,212 pedestrians struck by cars in the same period in 2023.
From January to June 2024, the majority of vehicles involved in crashes were private automobiles (43%), followed by motorbikes (23%), and commercial vehicles (34%).
With a 77.8% increase in deaths over the same period in 2023, the Bono Region experienced the largest percentage increase in deaths. With a 50% drop in collisions, the Oti Region saw the largest percentage decline.
Adosu explained:
“Because the riders were not being properly regulated and there was no training or no proper enforcement, we saw hikes in the crashes and the fatalities rate but when we looked at the trend, we immediately collaborated with Ghana Police Service, and we established a relationship with the motor riders and so they have formed associations. We go to them, we do town hall meetings for them, we call facilitators to come and talk to them, sensitize them, educate them on the impact of their reckless riding and we have seen that it has helped mostly in the urban cities,”
“We’ve gone into discourse with the various political parties, we have engaged them, we have also been able to review the road safety political code of 2008 and so they are all aware of what they should do during the campaign. We will still go to their various national, regional, constituency and branch offices and sensitise them on the impact of reckless driving or recklessness during the campaign.”
