At least 609 people died nationwide in road crashes during the first quarter of this year, as against 553 deaths recorded last year, within the same period.
The Head of Public Relations of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Mrs Pearl Adusu Sateckla, who disclosed this to the Ghanaian Times, in Accra, yesterday, said the crashes recorded, represent an increase of 1.13 per cent.
She said the crashes, which included 573 pedestrian knock-downs, involved 1,978 commercial and 2520 private vehicles and attributed to speeding and fatigued driving.
She urged drivers to abide by the road safety regulations, to prevent crashes, death and loss of properties.
Mrs Sateckla assured the public of the NRSA's determination to partner with the media, the Ghana Police Service, the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority and stakeholders in educating the public on road safety.
She said road accident affects the socio-economic development of the country and appealed to all and sundry to support the road safety campaign.
We must all come on board and address the menace, as road safety is a shared responsibility,” Mrs Sateckla appealed.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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