Ghana’s Police Service announced on Wednesday that the number of people injured in road crashes fell by 15.02 % in September 2026 compared with the same month last year. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Alexander Kwaku Obeng, Director of Education, Research and Training at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), revealed the figures on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show.
Police recorded 1,194 injuries in September 2026, down from 1,405 in September 2025. ACP Obeng said the decline was linked to intensified sensitisation and caution notices sent to motorists under the TraffiTech‑GH pilot project.
“Within twenty days of September this year, when we enhanced sensitisation, gathering evidence and confronting vehicle owners with it with an embedded message, with GPS, MTTD sender ID sending messages saying ‘speed kills, reduce it now’ with your vehicle number, time and place of the offence,” he said. The messages were delivered via the system’s automated alerts.
Comparing crash data for the two periods, ACP Obeng noted a significant change in driver behaviour. He added that the number of crashes declined from 1,108 in September 2025 to 1,003 in September 2026, a 9.4 % reduction, while the number of vehicles involved fell from 1,928 to 1,693, a 12.19 % drop.
TraffiTech‑GH remains a pilot project and has not yet been rolled out nationwide. The system, developed by the Ghana Police Service, uses cameras and sensors to automatically capture images or video of vehicles violating traffic laws such as speeding or running red lights.
Police will continue to monitor the pilot’s impact and plan for wider implementation if the positive trend persists.
