500 people killed in Ghana road crashes in 3 months, say
Police
More than 500 persons were killed in 2,890 motor accidents
in Ghana in the first quarter of 2017, according to reports.
Between January and March 25, Ghana recorded 2,890 road
crashes in 2017 as against 2,830 recorded over the same period in 2016, state-run Ghana News Agency (GNA) said on
Wednesday quoting the Police.
It said the number of vehicles involved in these crashes rose
from 4,088 to 4,802, with 510 people deaths as against 485 deaths recorded in
2016.
It attributed 70 per cent of these crashes to lack of
maintenance of vehicles and irresponsible driving such as
speeding and wrongful
overtaking.
Director in-charge of Education and Training, the Ghana
Police Service, DSP Alex Obeng, confirmed this at the launch of Street Sense
Organisation (SSO), a Non-Profit Organisation, which champions road safety
education.
He said that 2,971 people were injured within the period
under review as against 2,576 in 2016, adding:“the statistics is scary and we
need to come together to partner the government to address it.”
Obeng commended the SSO for its foresight and pledged the
police’s preparedness in achieving the set targets.
Oswald Lavoe, Executive Chairman of the SSO, said in spite
of some progress over the years, road safety still remained a great national
concern that required collaborative and concerted efforts to promotes
“These statistics on road crashes in Ghana is startling and
worrying, and we cannot just sit with folded arms and watch thousands of
innocent souls perish through accidents without taking action.” (NAN)
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