The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has raised concern over the rising number of preventable road crashes, with about 9,000 cases recorded between January and August 2026.
Director of Research, Education and Training at the MTTD, ACP Alexander Obeng, said the crashes involved about 15,000 vehicles and resulted in injuries to approximately 11,000 people.
Speaking on A Question of Law on Monday, September 28, ACP Obeng said more than 900 people also lost their lives in the crashes recorded during the eight-month period.
He described the situation as a major public safety challenge, stressing the need for collective responsibility among drivers, vehicle owners, passengers and pedestrians to improve road safety.
“Between January and August, we can report that we have recorded about 9,000 preventable crashes involving about 15,000 vehicles of all categories and models, with about 11,000 Ghanaians having sustained various degrees of injury as a result of these preventable crashes,” he said.
According to him, the scale of the crashes requires both proactive and reactive measures to improve road safety awareness and protect road users.
In light of this, the Ghana Police Service is set to roll out a new digital traffic law enforcement system, Traffitech, from October 1, 2026, as part of efforts to automate the enforcement of traffic regulations and reduce human interference and corruption.
The deployment of Traffitech forms part of broader efforts to modernise traffic enforcement and improve compliance with road traffic laws.
