A total of three hundred and twenty-five (325) persons have died in 1,177 road crashes in the Eastern region from January to October this year, according to the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA).
Even though the figure represents an 8% decrease compared to the same period last year of 357.
This was made known by the Eastern Regional Head of NRSA, Dennis Yirebu during the opening ceremony for the training of accident/Traffic enforcement officers and DVLA Technician Engineers drawn from the Central, Central East, Tema, Accra, Volta and Eastern Regions sponsored by the Driver vehicle licensing Authority in Koforidua.
He revealed positive results in renewed efforts to reduce crashes in the country stating that, statistically, Ghana has recorded reductions in crashes, injuries and deaths from January to September 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. There was a 6.09% reduction in crashes, 1.2% in injured persons and a significant 17.08% reduction in fatality.
Dennis Yirebu, however, said, Ghana’s desire to halt and reverse the fatality rate of road traffic crashes by 2020 has been missed as Ghana still records more than 1000 deaths every year.
He added ” A major intervention of the NRSA and partners to address the situation and thereby achieve the target by 2030 as it’s in line with the SDGs has been the launch of the Stay Alive Campaign which has drawn a concept involving sister organizations and partners in a united front to minimize or at best stop this monster of a phenomenon called road crashes. The campaign has its theme ‘gyae obonsam adwuma’, to wit, ‘stop doing the devil’s bidding”.
Dennis Yirebu said more than 80% of crashes on Ghana’s roads emanate from wrongful human behaviour which can be prevented through behavioural change.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
