According
to the Executive Director of the Commission, May Obiri Yeboah, about
2,000 motor accidents were recorded between January and November with
about 1,400 people losing their lives. “In 2015 there were 1,448 road
accidents in the country. In 2016 there were 1,990 accidents and about
1,200 injured persons…. on all the indicators the number of cases have
been on ascendancy this year.”
May Obiri Yeboah cautioned Ghanaians to ensure an accident-free festive season.
“The
year 2016 has been very challenging for road safety targets; deaths and
injuries… the target set for 2016 were 1,400 and 4,140 for persons
killed and injured respectively. Unfortunately, by the end of November
this year, a total of 11,378 accidents had been recorded throughout the
country involving 17,746 vehicles.
The total
number of casualties stood at 12,144 and this is made up of 1,990 death
and 10,154 injuries.” “This situation exceeds the projected number of
deaths by 38.26%.” She said the statistics reveal the need to for more
work to be done to ensure an accident-free Christmas. She called on
drivers to be mindful of their conduct on the road to avoid endangering
their lives and that of other road-users.
‘Post-election celebrations’
She
said the Commission had noted with concern how some celebrants of the
just ended general elections carried out their celebrations. Some
celebrants were last week involved in an accident that left two people
dead. According to the Commission, such incident could be avoided if
road safety regulations are strictly observed.
Ing.
May Obiri Yeboah further cautioned commercial motor riders against
riding without protective helmets and speeding through traffic.
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