By Isaac Arkoh
Cape Coast, Jan 30, GNA – More than 295 people were killed in road accidents in the Central Region in 2025, according to the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA).
The figure represents a 44.61 per cent increase in road fatalities compared to the 204 recorded in 2024.
Madam Linda Affotey-Annang, the Regional Head of NRSA said overall, the region recorded a sharp increase in road accidents from 1,046 in 2024 to 1,064 in 2025, representing 1.72 percent increase.
Of the total figure, she said 22 percent were fatal, 39 were serious and 39 percent were minor.
She said people injured over the period, however, decreased from 1,742 in 2024 to 1,682 in 2025 representing a dip of 3.04 whiles pedestrian knockdowns increase from 242 in 2024 to 303 in 2025, marking a 25.24 percent increase.
For monthly distribution of crashes, she said January recorded the highest of 118 in 2025 as against 86 in 2024, while August recorded 86 being the least in 2025 as against a high of 103 in 2024.
The month of March, according to her recorded the highest of injuries of 211 in 2025 compared to the 154 recorded in 2024, whereas July recorded 93 in 2025 and 133 in 2024.
For deaths, she said the month of September registered the highest number of road deaths of 46 from 19 in 2025 and 2024 respectively, and August had the lowest of 14 and 27 in 2025 and 2024 respectively.
On knockdowns, she said January 2025 had the highest of 42 as compared with 41 in 2024.
Meanwhile, July recorded 15 in 2025 as against 14 in the previous year.
Generally, she said the year 2025 proved challenging for Region’s road safety drive, with preventable crashes remaining a major issue.
She said the region ranked fourth nationally, with recurring causes like speeding, distraction, unsafe overtaking and fatigue.
Despite the continued infrastructure upgrading on the Cape Coast–Takoradi corridor, she said human factors such as poor attitudes, impatience, bad decisions, and risk-taking drove the marginal rise.
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey /Kenneth Odeng Adade
