The latest data from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed 232 lives perished through road crashes in January this year.

A total of 972 vehicles involved in various accidents resulted in 1,237 injuries.

The MTTD recorded 461 motorcycle-related crashes which led to the loss of 93 lives and 362 injuries.

Also, a total of 707 commercial vehicles were involved in these crashes leading to 95 deaths and 620 injuries.

The Ashanti Region is leading again with 308 injuries and 44 people have died so far.

This is followed by the Greater Accra Region with 31 deaths and 186 injuries.

In the North East Region, no death has been recorded by the end of January. However, 9 injuries have been recorded so far.

The number of injuries recorded in January this year was reduced by 11.20 percent as compared to January last year when 1393 injuries were recorded.

There was also a 4.92 percent reduction in the number of deaths recorded in January 2022 as compared to January 2021.