The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in the Northern Region has recorded a rise in road fatalities from January to June of this year. It said 30 people lost their lives in road crashes during this period as compared to 27 in the same period last year, representing an increase of 30.43 per cent. Despite this rise in fatalities, the data indicates a general reduc­tion in road crashes across to 43, down from 68 in the same period in 2023, reflecting a decrease of 36.75 per cent. The Northern Regional Di­rector of the NRSA, Mr Bawa Ghamsah, shared these insights while addressing chiefs, youth groups, opinion leaders, women's groups, and traders in Tatale as part of the authority's sensitisa­tion programme. The focus of the sensitisation was to educate the public about the proper use of Lot 1 and Lot 2 roads, which are under construc­tion between Tamale-Yendi and Zabzugu-Tatale.