Tag: Road Accidents
Road accidents kill 21 people in Nkoranza South Municipality
Road accidents in the Nkoranza South Municipality in 2020 killed 21 people, Chief Superintendent Victor Oduro Abrokwa, the Nkoranza South Divisional Police Commander has...
Western Region records a decrease in road crashes deaths
The Western Region recorded a significant decline in the number of deaths caused by road accidents in 2020 as compared to 2019.
According to the...
22 killed in two road accidents in central Nigeria
At least 22 people were killed in two road accidents in a central state of Nigeria on Wednesday, a local official said.
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At least 11 injured in tanker explosion in Nigeria
At least 11 people were injured after a tanker loaded with diesel exploded in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub on Saturday, said local police.
The explosion...
Ghana records 2080 deaths through road accidents
Mrs May Obiri-Yeboah, Director General of National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) on Thursday said Ghana recorded about 2,080 avoidable deaths of road accidents...
Let us come together to reduce road accidents – GPRTU Chairman
Mr Albert Boamah, Sofoline branch Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has asked political parties and activists to be cautious in...
Citizens must be collaborators in reducing road accidents
Apostle Dr. Ernest N. Adulai, Head Pastor of the Revival Assemblies of God Church, has called on citizens to support efforts from government and...
Truck crash kills two in Nigeria’s Lagos
A truck had a brake failure on Friday night and rammed into another stationary truck here, leaving two persons dead, an official said on...
Canteen assembly carries out rehabilitation works
The spate of road accidents in Ghana is alarming.Statistics show that an average of seven deaths were recorded for the first month of 2020...
Nigeria reports 57 road accidents with 20 killed in SW states amid lockdown
A total of 20 people were killed in 57 road accidents in Nigeria's southwest states of Lagos and Ogun during the COVID-19 lockdown, an...
Tanzania’s road accidents decrease by 26 percent in 9 months
Road accidents in Tanzania decreased by 26 percent in nine months from July 2019 to March 2020, a cabinet minister told parliament on Thursday.
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Germany’s death toll from road accidents hits record low in 2019
A total of 3,059 people died in road accidents in Germany in 2019, a decline of 6.6 percent compared to the previous year, the...
94 dead in road accidents in Namibia during festive season
A total of 94 people in Namibia lost their lives in separate road accidents during the recent festive season, the Namibian Police Force said...
Zimbabwe’s Chiwenga laments high road accidents
Acting Zimbabwean President Constantino Chiwenga on Monday bemoaned the continuous loss of lives in the country through road accidents.
His comment came...
Road accidents kill 138 during festive season in Zimbabwe
At least 138 people died in 1,518 road accidents during the three-week festive period from Dec. 15, 2019 to Jan. 6, 2020, the Zimbabwe...
Ghana: road accident kills 7 people
Seven people were confirmed dead while an unspecified number sustained various degrees of injury when two vehicles collided at Kubease near Kumasi, a major...
Nigeria embarks on special operation to curb road accidents
Road officials in Nigeria have embarked on a special patrol operation that involves enlightening drivers in an effort to curb road accidents in the...
Drivers Tasked to Observe Safety Measures
Nana Kofi Nyarko, President of the Rotary Club of Accra Ring Road Central (RRC) has called on drivers to apply all safety measures to...
Nigeria warns against road accidents in rainy season
The Nigerian government on Friday warned motorists against possible road disasters in the country as heavy rain is expected to lash the country.
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We must find lasting solutions to road accidents in Ghana – Otabil
The General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has described recent road accidents on the Kintampo and Cape Coast roads that claimed about...
Namibia records a decline in road accidents
Namibia Motor Vehicle Accident Fund on Saturday said the country recorded a significant decline in road crashes.
Speaking in Windhoek, MVA Fund Chief Executive Officer,...
Upper East recorded 65 deaths from road crash in 2018
Sixty-five persons died in the Upper East Region in 2018 according to statistics from the Regional branch of National Road Safety Commission (NRSC).
The figures...
Tema Road Accidents killed 120 People
One hundred and twenty persons were killed through road accidents in Tema and its environs in 2018.
The figure shows a decrease of five compared...
Combating Traffic Road Accidents in Nigeria with Vehicle Inspection Operation as a Vital Solution
There is no doubt that driving is a complex and task demanding activities that requires a good driving skills and knowledge, road-worthy vehicle and...
207 Deaths were recorded in Central Region from road accidents
A total of two hundred and seven (207) people were killed in road crashes in the Central Region last year, thereby recording an increase...
Zambia records 188 road accidents during Africa Freedom Day holiday
Zambia recorded 188 road traffic accidents during the Africa Freedom Day holiday, with eight of them being fatal one, police said on Tuesday.,
Godfrey Chilabi,...
Tanzania sees drop in road accidents
Tanzanian Minister for Home Affairs Mwigulu Nchemba told parliament on Thursday that the number of accidents in the east African nation dropped by 35.7...
Road accidents claim 15 lives in Kenya
At least 15 people were killed and more than ten others injured in two separate accidents across Kenya early Sunday, the police said.
Eight passengers...
Road accidents kill 396 people in Zambia in Q1 – police
A total of 396 people died in traffic accidents on roads in Zambia in the first quarter of 2018 while 673 others were seriously...
Between January and February over 360 road accidents deaths were recorded
More than 360 persons died while over 2,272 others were injured in vehicular accidents in the first two months of 2018.
A total of, 2,085...