Motorized Tricycle Operators popularly known as Pragia riders recorded 345 accidents in Eastern Region killing 130 passengers from January to ending of July this year.
The number of fatalities is more than 108 killed by commercial vehicles.
The region recorded 97 fatal accidents, 137 serious accidents, and 450 minor accidents during the period.
Crashes involving private cars claimed 50 lives while 54 pedestrians were crushed to death.
A total of 342 persons were killed in the region during the period.
“so it has become a national issue because the law is very clear section 1(28) of the LI 21/80 regulation 2021 is very clear that this motorcycles and tricycles should not be used for commercial purposes and even those who are being carried onboard have also committed an offense so it is a national issue we are waiting for what authorities will say but seriously they are causing a lot of fatalities. The way things are going I think there is the need for us to do something so definitely we will go after them”.
The Eastern Regional Commanding officer of MTTD Chief Superintendent Stephen Ahiatafu said this during the stakeholder’s forum organized by YMCA participated by about 400 Pragia riders in Koforidua.
The Eastern Regional Director of YMCA, Daniel Ofosu stated that the purpose of the program was to facilitate stakeholders’ dialogue with the riders to discuss ways to foster discipline among the riders to curb the increasing carnages.
The Chairman of the Pragia Riders Association in the Eastern Region, Kasimo Osmanu accused some drivers of deliberately knocking down Pragia riders out of jealousy that they are destroying their business.
He also admitted that some of the riders are minors pushed into the business by owners of the motorized tricycles.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
