Recorded road carnages in the first quarter of 2022 has seen a slight decrease of about four percent.

Data sighted by The Independent Ghana from the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) showed that from January to May this year, a number of 6,472 cases of road traffic accidents were reported while road accidents, within the same period last was 6,789.

Comparing the data of 2022 and 2021, the country has witnessed a decline of 4.67 % in road traffic accidents.

NRSA also confirmed that a total of 1,140 lives were lost to road crashes from January to May this year while 1,250 persons were killed within the same period last year.

The figures indicate that the number of individuals killed in road traffic accidents from January to May this year has reduced by 8.8 %.

The number of injured persons within the period under review also decreased by 4.98 percent as the Authority recorded 6,620 injured cases this year, compared to 6,967 injured cases in 2021.

The Greater Accra Region recorded the highest road crashes and fatalities among the 16 regions in Ghana.

The aforementioned region recorded 2735 crashes representing 42 percent to the number of crashes recorded from January to May this year.

The Ashanti Region came second with 1496 cases which translate into 23 percent.

The Eastern, Central, Western and Volta regions recorded the third, fourth and fifth highest cases respectively .

Acting Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority, Ing. David Osafo Adonteng, attributed the reduction of road crashes to sensitization and media advocacy on road safety measures.

Source: The Independent Ghana