The National Road Safety Authority has disclosed that, a total of 263 persons in got injured in road crashes in the Central Region with 68 losing their lives within the period of January to February 2020.

The Authority explained that the major causes of these road accidents are; issue of poor visibility, fatigue and excessive speeding on the part of drivers.

According to provisional data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), road crashes claimed 2,284 lives in 2019 which marked a significant increase from 2018 where 2,020 persons died on Ghana’s roads.

This data, would be the highest fatality figure in the last decade if validated by the National Road Safety Commission.

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The highest so far was in 2012 where 2,240 people died in road crashes.

In an interview with City News, the Acting Regional Head of the Authority, Victor Kojo Bilson urged drivers to adhere to road regulations in order reduce carnage on the roads.

“Our advice to drivers is for them to adhere to mandated or posted speed limits on our highways. “Sometimes, they blatantly ignore these, which end up causing road traffic crashes. As much as possible, drivers should avoid driving fatigued or under duress.

“In all these, defensive driving is key and we seek to let every driver know that when you do not take care of yourself, you should not expect the other to take care of you,” he noted.

Ghana’s least fatal year for road crashes in the last decade was 2015 where 1,802 people died.