Audio By Carbonatix
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed that 2,924 lives were lost through road crashes in 2021.
In an official release, the MTTD indicated that this is a 12.94% rise compared to last two years' statistics which state that 2,589 people got killed.
It has also emerged that 15,680 people are battling with various degrees of injury. This is also a 1.05% rise compared to 2020 injury figure which was 15,517.
Out of the 2,924 deaths recorded last year, 1,266 deaths and 4,758 injuries were as a result of motorcycle related crashes.
A total of 2,930 pedestrians were knocked down. Again, 28,152 vehicles were involved in road carnages last year. This is 11.93 percent jump compared to figures in 2020.
The Ashanti Region was worst hit as 606 persons got killed with 3,890 injured.
The Eastern Region followed with 471 deaths and 2,598 injuries. In Greater Accra, 442 people were killed and 2,611 suffered injuries.
The least recorded mortality was in the North East Region. A total of 18 deaths were recorded with 57 people sustaining injuries.
The Oti Region recorded the second least mortality with 20 deaths and 19 injuries.
Latest Stories
-
Barker-Vormawor urges clearer rules and predictable framework for public-sector appointments
13 minutes -
US-Israel-Iran war could affect Ghana’s gold and oil exports – Barker-Wormawor
20 minutes -
Gov’t open to reviewing dismissals if affected workers were employed before December 7 – Kwakye Ofosu
21 minutes -
NDC has spent more than any other gov’t in this fiscal year – Dr. Kabiru Mahama
45 minutes -
US-Israel-Iran war: Walewale MP critiques Trump’s approach to foreign policy, calls for diplomacy
1 hour -
Gov’t rushing back to bond market despite spending concerns – Walewale MP
1 hour -
Domestic borrowing resumption will not lead to reckless spending – Kwakye Ofosu
2 hours -
Behind the Lens with Queen Liz explores evolving religious beliefs and questions of spiritual supremacy
2 hours -
IMANI-Africa questions credibility of UNIFIL contingent after attack on Ghanaian peacekeepers
2 hours -
Dialogue is the best path forward – Kwakye Ofosu on attack on Ghanaian UN peacekeepers
2 hours -
Preparing African children for the AI future – Why robotics is no longer optional in African schools
2 hours -
Gov’t defends scaled-down Independence Day celebration, cites cost and safety concerns
3 hours -
Peacekeepers attack: ‘No country should attack non-combatants with impunity’ – Kwakye Ofosu
3 hours -
Government condemns attack on Ghanaian peacekeepers in Lebanon, calls for UN investigation
3 hours -
Playback: Newsfile discussed mass dismissals saga, bikes for MPs, Iran war and bond market
4 hours