Ghana recorded 2,949 deaths from road crashes in 2025, with an average of about eight people losing their lives on the roads every day.
The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, disclosed the figure at a national sensitisation programme on Ghana’s revised road traffic laws.
According to the minister, a total of 14,743 road crashes were reported during the year. The incidents involved almost 25,000 vehicles and resulted in more than 16,000 injuries.
Mr Nikpe described the situation as a national crisis and said the continued road deaths were placing a heavy burden on families and the economy.
He said the figures should serve as a strong reminder of the need for motorists and other road users to obey traffic laws.
“The road traffic crisis has caused unacceptable loss of lives, injuries and immense economic distress for countless families,” the minister said.
He noted that the 2,949 deaths recorded in 2025 meant that nearly eight people were dying from road crashes every day.
Mr Nikpe was speaking during the national sensitisation programme on the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 1153), and the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519).
He explained that Ghana’s road safety challenges were becoming more complex due to rapid urbanisation, changes in vehicle technology, technological advancement and changing behaviour among road users.
The minister also pointed to the long history of road fatalities in the country.
He said more than 36,000 Ghanaians had lost their lives through road crashes since 1991.
Mr Nikpe urged the public to treat the figures as more than just statistics, stressing that every death represents a person, a family and a community affected by the tragedy.
He said the number of lives lost over the years was large enough to equal the population of some towns in Ghana.
