The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has warned that 9,000 preventable road crashes were logged between January and August 2026. The incidents involved roughly 15,000 vehicles and left about 11,000 Ghanaians with injuries of varying severity.
Speaking on the radio programme A Question of Law on Monday, September 28, ACP Alexander Obeng, Director of Research, Education and Training at the MTTD, added that more than 900 people lost their lives during the eight‑month period.
Obeng described the situation as a major public safety challenge and called for collective responsibility among drivers, vehicle owners, passengers and pedestrians to improve road safety. He said,
"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 added.
The police chief stressed that the scale of the crashes requires both proactive and reactive measures to raise road safety awareness and protect road users. In response, the Ghana Police Service will roll out a new digital traffic law enforcement system, Traffitech, from October 1, 2026. The system aims to automate the enforcement of traffic regulations, reduce human interference and curb corruption.
Traffitech is part of a broader effort to modernise traffic enforcement and improve compliance with road traffic laws. The MTTD will monitor the system’s impact on reducing preventable crashes as part of its ongoing road safety strategy.
