The death and injury toll caused by traffic accidents in Ghana remains a major concern for the government and is quite worrying to stakeholders in the motor traffic sector as well as policy-makers since the most productive Ghanaian workforce is being lost when such incidents happen.
Road accidents have devastating effects on the economy as many deaths and most victims maimed; usually fall within the productive labour force, which the Eastern Regional Manager of National Road Safety Authority Mr. Abdulai Bawa Ghamsah said road fatality ought to be dealt with.
Mr. Abdulai Bawa Ghamsah assured that they are taken prudent measures to educate drivers and the public to reduce the current level of road accidents in the region and the country at large.
He blamed lives lost through the crashes on carelessness and indiscipline on the roads.
“It’s necessary for the drivers to know and respect traffic regulations. They must not overtake each other on the roads,” adding that the mitigation of traffic accidents cannot be achieved without everybody’s participation.
Source: Solomon Nartey
