Pedestrian Deaths Would Account For 80% Of All Traffic Fatalities In Accra In 2021, According To A Report.

info@bomzydget.comJanuary 23, 2023

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In Accra, road traffic fatalities involving pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists accounted for 80% of all fatalities in 2021.

According to the data, men made up more than 70% of the fatalities and major injuries, with victims between the ages of 20 and 29 having the highest death rate.

Findings from the report, which uses data from police records to present information on crashes, deaths, and injuries from traffic collisions in the Accra Metropolitan area during 2021, show that the number of reported road traffic crashes in Accra increased by 2% from 1,774 in 2020 to 1,808 in 2021.

Road traffic deaths also decreased, according to the report, from 136 in 2020 to 123 in 2021, a nine percent decrease, with deaths per 100,000 people falling from 6.3 in 2020 to 5.4 in 2021.

In announcing the report, the mayor of Accra, Hon. Elizabeth Kwatsoe Sackey, stressed that statistics from the research revealed an increase in speeding from 50% in 2021 to 51% in 2022 and that speeding remained the primary risk factor for severe traffic crashes both globally and locally.

“To secure political commitment and accountability for acting on road safety, it is imperative that all of us at the vanguard of stakeholder institutions for road safety double down on our efforts. I have no doubt that this study will contribute to continued monitoring of the results of traffic crashes in the city as well as planning and observing road safety interventions “She spoke. She urged organizations that promote road safety to effectively use this research to inform measures being made to lower traffic accidents in the city. She stated that the most recent rounds of assessment in 2022 revealed a 51% prevalence of speeding in Accra, identifying motorbikes as the top vehicles that were discovered to be speeding above the posted limit. She urged the government to take action.When enforcing speed limits, MTTD police should pay special attention to motorcyclists in order to reduce speeding.

“Even though the number of fatalities in our beloved city has slightly decreased, we must not stop until all users of the roads are safe. This decline should instead motivate us to exert twice as much effort in our varied interventions, based on the conviction that by working more, we can accomplish so much more “She said.

stitutions to effectively use this information to direct road safety actions
She stated that the most recent rounds of assessment in 2022 revealed a 51% prevalence of speeding in Accra, citing motorcycles as the top vehicles that were observed to be speeding above the posted limit. She urged the Police MTTD to pay special attention to motor riders when carrying out speed enforcement to help reduce speeding.
“It is imperative that we all work harder to secure political commitment and accountability for acting on road safety, especially those of us at the forefront of stakeholder institutions for road safety…Without a doubt, this study will aid in the continued tracking of the results of traffic accidents in the city as well as the planning and management of road safety initiatives, the woman stated. She urged organizations that promote road safety to effectively use this research to inform measures being made to lower traffic accidents in the city.

The George Walker Bush Highway (N1), the Opeibea intersection, the Lapaz intersection, the North Dzorwulu intersection, the Hansonic junction, the Kawukudi intersection, and the Victim Characteristics section of the 2021 Accra Road Safety Report are highlighted as high-risk areas for fatal crashes in Accra. comment
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