Road accidents claim 2,151 lives in 10,157 crashes from January to September

ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, Director of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD Featured Oct - 08 - 2026 , 13:53 1 minute read The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has disclosed that road crashes recorded across Ghana between January and September 2026 resulted in the deaths of 2,151 people, with another 12,230 sustaining various degrees of injuries.

These are crashes that have been reported to us in our 25 police regions, and police investigators have responded to support Ghanaians who were trapped in these preventable crashes.

He explained that the data covered road crashes reported to the Police across all 25 police regions in the country.