Ghana has recorded more than 13,000 road crashes between January and November 2025, compared to the same period in the previous year.

The crashes involved approximately 22,000 vehicles of all types, including privately and commercially registered vehicles, as well as motorcycles.

Speaking on the current state of road safety in the country on Channel One TV on Friday, December 12, 2025, Chief Superintendent Alexander Kwaku Obeng, Director of Education, Research, and Training at the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), said that the alarming situation requires immediate action.

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“… The national road safety problem of Ghana is something that calls for all hands on deck because between January and November, going into this yuletide, compared with the same period last year, we've seen about 13,000 crashes reported to us.

“With vehicles that were involved, we are also looking at about 22,000 of all categories, including those that are privately registered of all models, those that are commercially registered and including motorcycles,” Chief Superintendent Obeng said.

According to him, the statistics, which also highlight the human toll of the crashes, show that about 13,000 people sustained varying degrees of injuries, while 2,600 fatalities were recorded during the same period.

Chief Superintendent Obeng also disclosed that males accounted for the majority of the fatalities, with 1,937 deaths compared to 492 among females.

“We also have issues regarding morbidity and fatalities. Between this same period, we have about 13,000 Ghanaians carrying varying degrees of injuries and we have about 2,600 fatalities on our hands, of which about 1,937 are males and about 492 thereabouts are females,” he added.

The police officer also drew attention to the impact on pedestrians, noting that 550 pedestrians have died in 2025, with many of the incidents involving motorcycles.

“It [road crashes] have also impacted pedestrians. Going through this yuletide, we have about 550 who have died as a result of just walking along or across the road and we have many of these crashes involving motorcycles,” he noted.

Chief Superintendent Obeng described Ghana’s road safety situation as “perplexing,” noting that existing solutions are inadequate.

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He, therefore, urged for more proactive and innovative measures to protect all road users.

“The road safety problem we have in this country is perplexing. It has inadequate solutions and I'm not surprised why Ghana is looking for a more proactive, resilient and innovative ways of ensuring that we don't leave any of our compatriots or road users behind,” he added.

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