The MPs car mangled after the accident Data from the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) show that election years record high cases of deaths through road crashes. This has been blamed on the blatant disregard for road traffic regulations by supporters of political parties during the campaign period. The NRSA explained that the high carnage on the roads in the heat of election campaign is also due to speeding and overloading of vehicles with party supporters. According to statistics from the Authority, Ghana has recorded higher numbers of road crashes each election year since 2000 with injuries and deaths higher than non-election years. The statistics In 2016, 44 people died in 100 crashes involving 157 vehicles during the election period in December, representing a 15.6 per cent increase over the same period in 2015.