Global Road Safety Media Foundation

30/09/2025

1,937 deaths, 10,957 injuries recorded in road crashes from Jan–Aug 2025

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has revealed that 1,937 people died in road crashes across Ghana between January and August 2025.

According to the report, 16,348 vehicles were involved in accidents during the period, resulting in 10,957 injuries and 9,626 reported cases. The breakdown shows 5,515 commercial vehicles, 6,647 private vehicles, and 4,186 motorcycles.

The figures were disclosed by Abraham Amaliba, Acting Director-General of the NRSA, during a tour by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, to familiarise herself with the Authority’s operations.

Mr. Amaliba said speeding was a major factor, accounting for over 80% of crashes, with many motorists exceeding speed limits in both rural and urban areas. He also highlighted indiscriminate pedestrian activity, such as hawking, alongside poor road engineering and maintenance, as key contributors.

16/09/2025

I commed the Federal Road Safety Corps Nigeria for taking up their enforcement seriously.
We can have great legislation and policies. But without an enforcement approach, it'll yield no result.
Salute you Comrade Prince Fidelis Nnadi and your team...
I know your pivotal role and advice to the Corps.
StarOil Ghana
Prince Fidelis Nnadi
PUMA

03/09/2025

Road Traffic Regulation LI 2180 (2012) REGULATION 107.

In Ghana, the Road Traffic Regulations of 2012 (L.I. 2180) prohibit the use of mobile phones while driving, with specific exceptions for certain emergency personnel. Violating this law, which covers sending and receiving oral or written messages, is an offense and can result in a fine of up to fifty penalty units or a prison sentence of up to three months, or both.

The Prohibition

The 2012 Road Traffic Regulations specifically ban the act of driving a motor vehicle while using a mobile phone.

This includes activities such as sending or receiving oral or written messages.

The Penalty

Committing this offense makes a person liable to a fine not exceeding fifty penalty units, or a term of imprisonment of not more than three months, or both.

Exceptions

The prohibition does not apply to individuals driving in the line of duty who require the use of a mobile phone.

This exception includes personnel driving fire-fighting vehicles, rescue vehicles, ambulances, traffic officers, police officers, officers of the Armed Forces, and other recognized government security agencies or emergency service providers.
Ghana Police Service
TV3 Ghana
StarOil Ghana
Driving Schools and Safety Alliance Africa
DW Africa
Zambia Road Safety Trust - ZRST
LASER International
National Road Safety Authority - NRSA
Isra Mohamed
High Schools Society
Traffic and Highway Patrol Command - NSW Police Force

03/09/2025

The current condition of Accra-Kumasi highway.
A major economic highway in ghana.

TV3 Ghana
Following

03/09/2025

Road traffic crash scene that claimed 15 lives on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.

Prince Fidelis Nnadi
Houston Fire Department
Road Traffic Injuries Research Network
International Road Federation - IRF Global
NSW Road Safety - NSW GOV
Traffic and Highway Patrol Command - NSW Police Force
Australian Road Safety Foundation
Road Accident Fund
DW Africa

02/09/2025

Ghana Police Service and the National Road Safety Authority - NRSA, Traffi-Tech is not the only solution to the indiscipline we are having on our roads. Why didn't your Traffi-tech captured this?
Allow the MTTD officers to do their work.
Equip them, retool them, re-train them and have more operational and Road Safety guidelines for them.

01/09/2025

01/09/2025

Federal Road Safety Corps

30/08/2025

Traffic Police officer Assistant Superintendent of Police (Mr) Emmanuel Forson.

Ghana Police Service
StarOil Ghana
Zambia Road Safety Trust - ZRST
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 364 Lithgow West
PSD PLUS - Valvoline Distributor
Ghana National Fire Service
DW Africa
LASER International
Ghana Shippers' Authority
Vivo Energy Ghana
Somoco Ghana
TV3 Ghana
High Schools Society

30/08/2025

Listen to Traffic Police officer of the Ghana Police Service Inspector Ebo.

04/08/2025

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death

A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.



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Helsinki traffic engineer Roni Utriainen emphasised that credit belongs to everyone on the road — motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Image: Jari Kovalainen / Yle

Yle News

29.7. 11:14

Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.

The city's most recent fatal accident occurred in early July 2024 on Keinulaudantie in the city's Kontula district.

Authorities are calling the situation exceptional.

"A lot of factors contributed to this, but speed limits are one of the most important," said Roni Utriainen, a traffic engineer with the city's Urban Environment Division.

Slower speeds, safer streets

According to Utriainen, more than half of Helsinki's streets now have a speed limit of 30 km/h. Fifty years ago, that proportion featured 50 km/h limits.

Earlier this summer, Helsinki decided to lower speed limits near schools to 30 km/h, a measure that is set to take effect as the academic year begins.

Smarter design and better enforcement

Street design has also played a key role. Pedestrian and cycling infrastructure has been significantly upgraded in recent years. In addition, cooperation with traffic police has intensified and more traffic cameras and automated enforcement systems have been introduced.

"Public transport in Helsinki is excellent, which reduces car use, and with it, the number of serious accidents," Utriainen noted.

Vehicle technology has also improved, making both cars and other personal transport options safer than ever.

The positive trend extends beyond fatalities. In the past year, there were 277 injury-causing traffic accidents in Helsinki — a sharp contrast to the nearly 1,000 injurious accidents recorded annually in the late 1980s, when traffic deaths in the city commonly approached 30 per year.