MTTD reports 2,600 deaths from 13,000 crashes in 11 months

Director of Education, Research and Training at the Police MTTD, Chief Superintendent Alexander Kwaku Obeng, has expressed fresh concern over Ghana’s worsening road safety situation, revealing alarming statistics ahead of the Christmas season.

In an interview on Friday, December 12, he announced that 13,000 road crashes were recorded between January and November this year, a figure he described as both “perplexing” and deeply troubling.

These crashes involved more than 22,000 vehicles, including private cars, commercial vehicles and motorcycles.

He highlighted that motorcycle-related crashes remain the biggest contributor to serious injuries and deaths.

Within the same period, 13,000 people suffered injuries of varying severity, a development he said has placed a heavy strain on families and the national health system.

Even more worrying, he noted, is that 2,600 people have died in road crashes this year.

Of these, 1,937 were males, and about 492 were females, showing that men, especially young adults, are disproportionately affected.

Pedestrians have also been hit hard.

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He cautioned that, as the busy festive season approaches, one of the most dangerous periods on Ghana’s roads, the risks will increase if urgent, collective action is not taken.

“The national road safety crisis calls for all hands on deck,” he stressed, adding that the continued rise in crashes shows that current safety measures are not enough.