The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service conducted a report for July 2023, revealing a 4.31 percent increase in road accidents.
Notably, fatalities resulting from these accidents also saw a 30.07 percent rise during this period.
The statistics show that a total of 1,233 crashes occurred, involving 2,099 vehicles, resulting in 186 deaths and leaving 1,328 individuals injured in 2023.
Comparatively, this represents a 4.31 percent increase in reported crashes, a 5.42 percent increase in vehicles involved, a 30.07 percent increase in deaths, and an 8.76 percent increase in injuries.
In the corresponding period of 2022, 1,182 crashes occurred, involving 1,991 vehicles, leading to 143 deaths and 1,221 injuries.
Pedestrian knockdowns decreased from 224 to 213 in July 2023 compared to July 2022. From January to July 2023, a total of 8,137 road traffic crashes were reported, involving 13,862 vehicles across various categories (Private, Commercial, Motorbikes/Cycles, etc.), resulting in 10,407 casualties, including 1,272 fatalities and 9,135 injuries.
Breaking down the crashes in July 2023, 54% (670) were classified as minor, 33% (405) as severe, and 13% (158) as fatal, out of the 1,233 reported incidents.
Similarly, from January to July , out of the 8,137 road traffic crashes, 54% (4,364) were minor, 33% (2,713) were serious, and the remaining 13% (1,060) were fatal.
Among the regions, nine out of sixteen experienced increases in crash rates in July 2023. Specifically, Upper East, Ahafo, Upper West, Volta, Central, Eastern, Bono, Western North, and Ashanti regions saw increases by percentages of 300%, 180%, 150%, 122.2%, 88.4%, 33.3%, 29.9%, 15.4%, 5.6%, and 3.5% respectively compared to the same period in 2022.
The North East region remained unchanged, while the remaining regions witnessed decreases, with the Savannah Region showing the highest decrease by 90%.
In summary, major indicators demonstrated increases for July 2023, except for Pedestrian Knockdowns. Conversely, reductions were observed in all major indicators from January to July 2023, when compared to the same period in 2022.
Source – citinewsroom.com
