The number of road users killed in the first quarter of 2019 has recorded a 17.57% increase over figures for the first quarter of 2018. Commuters and pedestrians killed increased from 592 in the first quarter of 2018 to 696 in the same period of 2019. Age range of males killed The number of males […]
The increasing spate of road traffic accidents in Ghana has claimed the lives of 46,284 people in 27 years. The figures covered the period between 1991 and 2018. Averagely, 1,714 people killed each year This means that on the average, 1,714 commuters were killed every year as a result of road traffic accidents. The year […]
The number of people killed in January this year has risen to 197, as against the 180 killed in January 2018, representing a 9.4% increase. The fatalities comprised 149 males and 48 females. 66 Pedestrians killed Data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) indicates that the number of pedestrians killed witnessed a […]
The total number of commuters killed in road traffic accidents in 2018 recorded a 12.76% jump over the figure for 2017. Persons killed rose from 2,076 in 2017 to a total of 2,341 in 2018. It comprises 1,796 males and 545 females. 13,677 Injured in accidents Data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department […]
Seven people, all students have been reported dead in a gory accident involving a truck carrying manganese and a Mercedes Sprinter mini bus at Dompem, on the Agona Nkwanta – Tarkwa road in the Western region. First eyewitness reports to police indicate the bus, which was carrying students of various schools in the area who […]
