The incidence of deaths and injury as a result of road accidents is now a global phenomenon. Among drivers errors are overloading their vehicles, using mobile phones while driving, speeding, drunk driving and failing to follow traffic regulations. A public health concern, and a call for action in ghana, and the subregion. The specific characteristics of victims in the region signifies that road crash is the fourth leading cause of deaths of people aged 544 years. Local, regional, and international terrorism threatsconcerns. Mortality data from hospitals in ghana suggest a changing mortality trend with noncommunicable diseases cardiovascular disorders replacing communicable diseases as the leading cause of death. Road traffic accidents rta, especially motorcycle related, are a significant cause of injuries in ghana. They are the leading cause of injury, the eighth leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 29 years of age. Indiscipline leading cause of road accidents road safety. Pdf causes and effects of motorcycle accidents john. Road accidents in ghana have been identified as one of the major causes of deaths in the country. Page 1 of 4 1 2 4 next is ghana s leading news website that delivers high quality innovative, alternative news that challenges the status quo.
Determinants of road traffic crashes on the accracape. Community causes of death in the central region of ghana, the. Motorists who go beyond or below the prescribed speed limits on road could hit other vehicles and they could be hit as well. Road accidents archives citinewsroom comprehensive news. The total costs due to accidents are estimated to be at least usd 300 million every year and increasing. Road traffic injuries place a heavy burden on global and national economies and household finances. Curbing road accidents in ghana a long term solution. An analysis of the incidence and causes of road traffic. Epidemiology of injuries presenting to the accident centre.
Hidden cause of road accidents and deaths in ghana news ghana. Road traffic accidents rta cause serious threat to human life. This has become a very big problem for the nation as her citizens continue to perish. Easy steps to prevent injury to yourself and your patient there are several things you can do to prevent injuries and fatalities from ambulance crashes, from staying rested to using safe driving techniques. Introduction road traffic accidents rtas are serious public health problem both in developed and developing countries worldwide. Causes of road accidents transport department, government of. This is according to data compiled by the motor traffic and transport department of the ghana police service. Human factors as causes for road traffic accidents in the. Who the burden of road traffic crashes, injuries and deaths.
Jun 12, 2015 recently, accident on our roads have been claiming many lives. Accra cape coast highway and codesria and ifra nigeria for their immense. The other leading causes of death and injuries are occupational injuries which involve non. Road traffic injuries place a heavy burden on global and. Ghanas roads are increasingly scenes of serious traffic. Pdf contributing factors to road accidents in ghana researchgate. Road traffic deaths plateaued between 2007 and 2015.
This paper highlights the increasing problem of road traffic accident rta related morbidity and mortality in ghana, and the public health measures needed to control the problem. Pdf causes and effects of motorcycle accidents john abuga. Traffic safety in developed and developing countries. These has led to the loss of lives, property, broken homes, and as well as leaving behind shattered families and communities, among others despite the indispensable role the road transport sector plays in the economy. Road traffic accidents rta keep increasing every year in. Ghana, road traffic accident rta, fatalities, public health, safety 1. Comparative model analysis of road traffic accidents in ghana. For instance, in 2000, road injury was ranked the 10 th leading cause of deaths. An investigation into the causes of accidents in the. Hidden cause of road accidents and deaths in ghana news. Road crash is a growing problem in africa resulting in close to deaths, tens of thousands of injuries and enormous amount of economic losses every day. If another car hits yours, or you suspect someone is following you, drive to the nearest police station and report the incident. The figure of road accidents in the country sharply went up to 12, 164 in 2004 but decreased to 11, 305 in 2005.
Road accidents cannot be stopped despite providing the best possible roads and intersections, however there are ways to reduce the impact of road accidents on road users and the vehicles plying on. Mar 24, 2019 a report by the ghana road safety commission nrsc has identified indiscipline as the leading cause of road accidents in ghana. Runoff the causes of road traffic accidents depend on a list of factors which can be broadly divided into. Trends an patterns of fatal road accients in nigeria 2006. Recently, accident on our roads have been claiming many lives. The countrys national road safety commission says that in 2016, the most recent full year for which it analyses data, ghana had nearly 16 % more fatalities and 7 % more serious injuries from road accidents compared to 2015. The discourses on the adverse effects of traffic congestion in ghana often focus on issues like produc.
Of that figure, 42% were pedestrians, 23% were passengers in buses, and 12% were car occupants, while the remaining 23% consisted of riders national road safety commission, 2008. Road traffic accidents, trends, road safety, ghana. This was the chilling story as told by the chairman of the board of directors of the driver and vehicle licensing authority dvla in ghana and reported by newspapers in ghana recently. Identification of factors that cause severity of road. Why are you not taking very strict and cogent measures to bring road accidents in ghana t o a very low level. Statistics show that about 30% of accidents on the roads are. Exploring the major causes of road traffic accidents in. In this paper, we shall discuss the morbidity and mortality of road traffic accidents rtas and other epidemiological variables of rtas in ghana between 1991 and 2011. Road transport accident have been identified to be the second cause of death in the country. Present paper does not engage in any kind of model formulation but it gives emphasis on the application of the already formulated models on road traffic accidents rta for the prediction of traffic accidents in india in general and kolkata in. The important thing was human factors responsible for accidents in ghana were over speeding, rash driving, not following traffic rules, carelessness while crossing. Majority of the injuries resulted from road traffic accidents and falls, accounting for 39. Review on factors causes road traffic accident in africa scientific.
This paper presents results of a research that concentrated on investigating causes of accidents on construction projects in uganda. In ghana, the upper east regional manager of the national road safety commission asserted that 59 deaths were recorded from motorbike accidents in 2008 as against three in car accidents gna, 2009. Road accidents in ghana a major public concern news ghana. Sep 15, 2014 ghana, road traffic accident rta, fatalities, public health, safety 1. Common causes of road accidents in india reliance general. Jun 03, 2016 road traffic accidents of varying degrees that have occurred in ghana both in the past and present have resulted in several road fatalities. The influence of road infrastructure on road traffic. The report was put together after a series of road accidents in. Abstract road traffic accidents rta in developing countries such as ghana have been identified as one of the major causes of death. The main cause of accidents and crashes are due to human errors causes of road accidents transport.
As a result authorities in virtually all countries of the world are now concerned about the growth in the number of people killed and injured on their roads including ghana. The influences of driversriders in road traffic crashes in ghana. Mervis patience muvuringi zimbabwe 48th international course in health development september 19, 2011 september 7, 2012. The study objective was to identify the variables that mainly contribute to accident severity in the northern region and to. The total costs due to accidents are estimated to be at least usd 300 million every year. Trend analysis of fatal road accidents between june 2006 and may 2014 using nigeria watch database shows that 15,090 lives were lost to fatal road accidents in 3,075 events. The causes of this calamity are always different from one point.
In 2005, there was 16% increase in road accidents as compared to the preceding year. Why africa cannot prosecute or even educate its way out of road. Contributing factors to road accidents in ghana by nathaniel. Turning to roads now, subsaharan africa had 85 km of roads per sq km and ghana had 239 km, while china had 200. A national perspective on ambulance crashes and safety.
The most talked about and serious cause of accidents nowadays in ghana is the use of cell phone while driving. Trends and patterns of fatal road accidents in nigeria 2006 2014 executive summary the incidence of fatal road accidents in nigeria is phenomenal. I want to talk about the causes of these accidents and suggest how they can be prevented or minimized. Pdf road accidents in ghana are taking out the lives of innocent ghanaians. Descriptive data in the public domain from statutory bodies and media houses reports on country rta information, as well as academic papers on the problem, were used as source of information about the problem. Our objective was to find out the causes of deaths in the communities of the central region of ghana and raise awareness of these causes of deaths while highlighting the differences that. Road traffic accidents, road traffic injuries, matatus vehicles i. Road traffic accidents and associated injuries are ranked among the leading causes of deaths. There are many factors that lead to innumerable causes of road accidents in ghana. Introduction road traffic accidents rtas affect populations all over the world. A common tactic is to deliberately cause a minor accident to stop a car and then rob the occupants. December 2011 volume 45, number 4 ghana medical journal. Road accident modelling is the most efficient way to estimate the future growth of traffic accidents.
The number one cause of car accidents is not a criminal that drove drunk, sped. World health organisation who and the world bank launched a decade of action for road safety in 2011 with the goal of halving the number of injuries and deaths on the roads. Another study noted that riders often ignore safety measures, making them more vulnerable to accidents. Road traffic accidents on the accrakumasitamale akata. In fact, such are the nature of road accidents that almost. Managing traffic congestion in the accra central market, ghana. Transportation infrastructure and development in ghana. Animal in road an animal crossing the road and causing an accident. The causes of rtas among others include human or driver errors, vehicle charac. Online news portal gh reports that poor driving skills are the biggest single cause of road accidents in ghana. Efforts by government to reduce road accidents have been coupled with road safety awareness and education etc. It has been classified as the second major cause of death apart from malaria and hence urgent.
Road traffic injury is an escalating burden in africa and. The aim of this report is to investigate into the possible causes of road traffic accidents in nigeria with the set objective of recommending general preventive measures. Some of the indicators contributing to most rtas in ghana include indiscipline behaviors of road users drivers on phone, pedestrians crossing. Nov 30, 2018 road traffic accidents are the major cause of mortality among people aged 1529 years in africa. Community causes of death in the central region of ghana. Statistics show that road accidents kill an average of four people a day in ghana. The causes of this grim record often lie with the drivers and their vehicles rather than with the roads themselves. These fatalities were due to motorcycle related accidents, involving both riders and passengers mustapha, 2010.
These factors coupled with police corruption and the traffic congestions induced by private. Source of revenue for rsa road safety authority levy of ten ghana pesewas ghp10, that is one thousand old cedis only. Human factors as causes for road traffic accidents in the sultanate of oman under consideration of road construction designs inauguraldissertation zur erlangung des doktorgrades dr. Unknown the cause could not be deduced from the accident. What interventions are required to reduce road traffic. No progress has been reported in low and middle income countries lmics and the number of deaths remains very high. Unknown the cause could not be deduced from the accident report.
Cuts caused by flying glass are fairly common, as are broken limbs and head injuries. Road traffic accident research research papers academia. One of the most leading causes of road accidents is distracted driving. Road accidents have become one of the leading causes of deaths in ghana. Human factors as causes for road traffic accidents in the sultanate of oman. The sultanate of oman has one of the highest road traffic accident rta related fatality rates worldwide al. During the last few years several accidents have occurred on various construction projects all over the country, some of which have been fatal. Some countries are achieving improvements in road safety and have been more. In 1998 more than 1,600 people were killed and 11,000 injured in road accidents in ghana.
Drunk driving speeding reckless driving not wearing seat belt rain. Pdf analyzing the causes of road traffic accidents in kumasi. However, the problem looks unchanged and even increasing at alarming rate. While drivers are required to know the rules of the roadway, wild animals do not take drivers education.
Road traffic injury accounts for a substantial human and. Support orphans of road accidents and other road accident victims. But not all accidents are registered and the actual numbers could be higher. Analyzing factors associated with fatal road crashes.
Road problem this includes an accident scene, oil, water, pothole or rock in the road, poor road markings or road signs and road works obstructing a road. The major causes of road accidents in ghana are poor driving skills and indiscipline. These causes lead to injuries and can sometimes be fatal. The likely reasons for the increasing rate are the increasing population. The causes of this calamity are always different from one point of view to another. The carnage on our roads has become one of the leading causes of deaths in ghana. Why africa cannot prosecute or even educate its way out. It is classified as the second major cause of death in the. Epidemiology of injuries presenting to the accident centre of.
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