A-total of 16 people died through motor accidents between January and December 2024 as against 25 during the same period in 2023.
A total of 266 persons were seriously injured during the year under review An official of the Effutu Divisional Command of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service told the News Agency in an interview that a total of 132 motor accident cases involving 79 commercial vehicles, 90 private cars and 68 bikes occurred during the period.
In 2023, 190 cases, involving 142 commercial, 109 private and 77 motor bikes were recorded.
The records also revealed that 13 of the accidents in 2024 were fatal, 58 serious and 63 minor as against 12 fatal, 45 serious and 135 minor cases in 2023, while the number of pedestrian knock downs reduced from 67 in 2023 to 30 in 2024.