{"id":150637,"date":"2024-02-13T03:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T03:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/13\/ntsa-reports-563-road-accident-deaths-in-2024-so-far\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T03:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T03:58:01","slug":"ntsa-reports-563-road-accident-deaths-in-2024-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/13\/ntsa-reports-563-road-accident-deaths-in-2024-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"NTSA Reports 563 Road Accident Deaths in 2024 So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_307324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307324\" style=\"width: 883px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307324 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"433\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/liptum.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/liptum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"433\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-307324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wreckage of the vehicle in which world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his Rwandese coach, Garvais Hakizimana, were traveling in before they were involved in a fatal road crash Sunday night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since the beginning of the year, road accidents across the country have claimed 563 lives.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the National Transport and Safety Authority(NTSA) shows these fatalities occurred between January 1 and February 11, 2024.\u00a0 The statistics indicate a 4.8% increase compared to the deaths recorded during the same period in 2023, which stood at 537.<\/p>\n<p>Pedestrians lead in fatalities with 216, surpassing the 163 recorded last year.<\/p>\n<p>Following closely, passengers recorded 109 deaths, marking an increase of 11 compared to the 98 recorded in the same period of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Motorcyclists recorded 140 deaths, representing a decrease compared to the 151 in 2023. Pillion passengers recorded 54 deaths, a decrease compared to the 68 witnessed last year.<\/p>\n<p>In road accidents, 35 drivers have lost their lives, indicating a decrease compared to 49 in the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>So far this year, only 9 pedal cyclists have died from an accident within the period under review, compared to 8 last year.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2023, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) implemented the National Road Safety Action Plan (2023-2027), which aims to achieve a 50 percent reduction in deaths and severe injuries in designated high-risk demonstration corridors and urban areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wreckage of the vehicle in which world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his Rwandese coach, Garvais Hakizimana, were traveling in before they were involved in a fatal road crash Sunday night. Since the beginning of the year, road accidents across the country have claimed 563 lives. 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