Refurbishment of gttc classrooms, offices and workshops. These has led to the loss of lives, property, broken homes, and as well as leaving behind shattered families and communities, among others despite the indispensable role the road transport sector plays in the economy. The influences of driversriders in road traffic crashes. Over the years, the vehiclepopulation ratio in ghana has been growing steadily.
Feb 24, 2018 ghana records about 2,000 fatalities in road accidents annually as six lives are lost daily through those accidents. See the instructions for more information administrators. The highest fatalities during the period 1991 to 2011 were in the 26 35 year old age group. Jan 17, 2017 a total number of 2,198 individuals lost their lives in 2016 to road accidents, commander of the motor transport and traffic department mttd of the ghana police service, acp patrick adusei sarpong has revealed. Warning thread horrific new accident in ghana graphic suffering might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Ghana records 2,000 road fatalities annually graphic online. Some road accidents captured by cctv on ghana roads duration. Identification of risk factors involved in road accidents in ghana. The influences of driversriders in road traffic crashes in ghana. The information relating to traffic accidents and victims represents an essential tool to control and detect.
In 2012, by november ending,535 crashes have been recorded resulting over 2,069. Jan 10, 2018 click to read all about coronavirus a total of 2,076 people died in road traffic accidents in 2017. The ghana highway authority, established in 1974 is tasked with developing and maintaining the countrys trunk road network totaling,367 km, which makes up 33% of ghana s total road network of 40,186 km transport indicators database, 2007. The greater accra region tops with about 53 per cent of accidents in the. More than 360 persons died while over 2,272 others were injured in vehicular accidents in the first two months of 2018. Although the number of accidents increased during the period 1991 to 2011, the number of fatal and injurious accidents per 100 road traffic accidents remained almost constant, with an average of 14.
Accidents do not cause deaths only but leave people in economic hardships and poverty. Hagar obeng, a female officer of the ghana national fire service gnfs, has met her untimely death in a gory accident. Epidemiological profile, motorcyclist, injuries, road traffic accidents, protective devices, risk factors. The ghana highway authority, established in 1974 is tasked with developing and maintaining the countrys trunk road network totaling,367 km, which makes up 33% of ghanas total road network of 40,186 km transport indicators database, 2007.
In this context, the study, the evaluation, the improvement and the. Continuation of the implementation of the road safety strategic plan nrss iii acquisition of landed property and documentation for gttc. Per the update, the greater accra region is leading with 1,089 cases, followed by ashanti. This is eight people less than the 2,084 people killed in 2016. Ghana statistical service, accra, national accident data, brri. Establishment of a national road transport authority. Underreporting of road traffic crash data in ghana mohammed salifu university of science and technology of kwame nkrumah, ghana. Production of drivers licence 1 a person driving a motor vehicle shall, while driving the motor vehicle, carry that persons original drivers licence.
Click to read all about coronavirus a total of 2,076 people died in road traffic accidents in 2017. We should all make it priority to help reduce road accidents in ghana to very low level and be able to sustain it. Deadly traffic accident in ghana, africa best gore. Trend analysis of fatal road accidents between june 2006 and may, 2014 using nigeria watch database shows that 15,090 lives were lost to fatal car accidents in 3,075 events. Road traffic accidents, trends, road safety, ghana. Ghanas fatality rate of around 36 per 10,000 vehicles in 1996 has dropped to 18. Statistics from the national road safety commission shows that, ghana loses about 1. Ghana needs a new organisation that should be legalised solely for road safety. The national road safety commission nrsc of ghana was established by an act of parliament nrsc act 567 of 1999. The carnage on our roads has become one of the leading causes of deaths in ghana. A considerable number of road traffic crashes result in fatalities. As the dominant transportation mode, road transport in ghana is the most hazardous. The main objective of the national road safety commission is to plan, develop and promote road safety and.
Violations can lead to accidents every driver has a responsibility to know and respect the laws. Dec 20, 2016 ghana records 11,378 road accidents as at november 2016. The influences of driversriders in road traffic crashes in. Mar 21, 2018 more than 360 persons died while over 2,272 others were injured in vehicular accidents in the first two months of 2018. Road accidents in ghana a major public concern news ghana. Road traffic accidents are the major cause of mortality among people aged 15 29. Ministry of transport ghana national road safety commission. Crash prediction model for twolane rural highways in the ashanti.
The company was established to provide rare but essential road safety services to the oil and transport industries. Patterns, trends and mapping 2 executive summary the spate of fatal road accidents in nigeria is phenomenal. Article pdf available in open journal of preventive medicine 411. Tagged ghana infrastructure report card 2016, the report stated that the majority of the countrys roads lack the capacity to meet international standards. Ghana will from thursday, may 7, begin daily testing for the covid19 virus to pave the way for daily updates. What interventions are required to reduce road traffic injuries. These gains could have been greater if there was a. The impact of road traffic accidents with child victims abertis. Ghana records 11,378 road accidents as at november 2016. Comparative model analysis of road traffic accidents in ghana. Thus, about 15 of every 100 road traffic accidents during the period were fatal, whilst 62 out of every 100 rtas resulted in an injury. If this category name is unlikely to be entered on new pages, and all incoming. Road accidents kill more than 360 persons in ghana between. Jan 31, 2018 pastor alph lukau live october 30, 2019 new sermons.
Road transportation remains the dominant mode of transporting goods and commuters in ghana. In 2001, ghana was rated as the second highest road traffic accident prone nation among six west african countries, with 73 deaths per accidents. Road safety ltd rsl is a safety oriented company offering products and services which guarantee road safety in various industries. Epidemiological profile of injured motorcyclists in road traffic. The truck that caused the mayhem bore a forever young sign painted on the back. So far, ghana had conducted over,000 tests with a backlog of 1,9829 samples awaiting. Pastor alph lukau live october 30, 2019 new sermons. Road traffic accidents of varying degrees that have occurred in ghana both in the past and present have resulted in several road fatalities. Policecollected crash and injury data for the period. The accident took place in sekonditakoradi, the capital of the western region of ghana, africa.
December 20, 2016 general news comments off on ghana records 11,378 road accidents as at november 2016. A statistical analysis of road traffic accidents in dibrugarh city, assam, india ajit goswami and ripunjoy sonowal division of epidemiology and nutrition, regional medical research centre, indian council of medical research, n. If this category name is unlikely to be entered on new pages, and all incoming links have been cleaned up, click here to delete. Mrs may obiriyeboah, the executive director of the national road safety commission nrsc, who disclosed this at the launch of the. In 2012 alone, 2,249 ghanaians lost their lives while 14,169 got injured through rta road safety commission 2012. The information relating to traffic accidents and victims represents an essential tool to control and detect safety problems in transport, to identify priority action areas and to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures used to improve safety.
Injury fatal serious slight all region crashes injuries injuries injuries casualties ashanti 19. Ghanas coronavirus cases have jumped to 1,550, the ghana health service has said in a new update today. Abstract road traffic accidents rta in developing countries such as ghana have been identified as one of the major causes of death. Kang biao, chief of china jiangxi international economic and technical cooperation co. The main objective of this paper was to explore the most. Dj seihor, a popular ghanaian disc jockey, has reportedly died in a motor accident on the adentan road hours after winning an award at the 2019 ghana dj awards. A public health concern, and a call for action in ghana, and the subregion.
Identification of risk factors involved in road accidents. Appiah it appears as if the only news that can get us to discuss other pertinent and important issues, using my own set of standards, such as the question of the value and quality of ghanaian life and how to sustain and improve on it, has to be negative. A headon collision between a passenger bus and a truck killed at least 61 people in the deadliest road accident in recent memory in. A total number of 2,198 individuals lost their lives in 2016 to road accidents, commander of the motor transport and traffic department mttd of the ghana police service, acp patrick adusei sarpong has revealed. We hope your travels along ghanas roads and highways are stressfree and safe. That should be a great source of worry for ghanaians since no one is safe as far as road traffic accidents are concerned.
In 2011, there were 2,330 road accidents bringing it to an average of 7 accidents per day across the country. Estimates show that ghana loses over 230 million dollars yearly due to road accidents with more than 1600 deaths. In ghana, the deaths and the occurrences of road traffic accidents are growing even though efforts are ongoing to reduce it to a single digit by the year 2015. The increasing population in ghana coupled with the increasing vehicle ownership and the use of defective tyres. Or republic of ghana or madagascar or guinea or malawi or.
Act in liaison and cooperation with government agencies, the driver and vehicle licensing. The act mandates the nrsc to play the lead role in championing, promoting and coordinating road safety activities in ghana. The nrsc announced in 2010 that there were 19 fatalities per 10,000 vehicles in ghana. Aug 18, 20 in 2011, there were 2,330 road accidents bringing it to an average of 7 accidents per day across the country. Identification of factors that cause severity of road accidents in. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. During a three year period 20052007, a total of 21,709 injury road traffic crashes occurred in ghana resulting in 48,605 casualties and yet these figures may have. Over the last couple of decades, the government of ghana has aggressively pursued a comprehensive road infrastructural development and maintenance programmes with the aim of improving the entire road network in response to increase in travel and transportation. Ltd in ghana donated face masks to ghana s ministry of roads and highways in accra, capital of ghana, on april 20.
Road traffic accidents rta keep increasing every year in ghana. Modelling the trend of road traffic accidents in accra. A total of, 2,085 crashes, involving 3,415 vehicles were recorded during the period. It seems ghana is the only country that doesnt have a soft copy of the road traffic act online. Road safety limited tema, ghana contact phone, address. It has been classified as the second major cause of death apart from malaria and hence urgent. Identification of factors that cause severity of road. Ghana, road traffic accident rta, fatalities, public health, safety. Established in 1995, ein newsdesk helps millions of users track breaking news across thousands of trusted websites.
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