December 2025: Greater Accra records 91 percent increase in road crashes

The Greater Accra Region recorded the highest increase in road traffic crashes in December 2025, with a 91.6 per cent rise compared to the same period in 2024.

The provisional national road traffic crash and casualty statistics said the region also recorded an increase of 39 deaths, representing a 10.2 per cent rise over the same period in 2024.

The data showed that the spike in crashes occurred amid a general nationwide increase in all key road safety indicators during the month under review.

A total of 1,423 road traffic crashes were recorded in December 2025, involving 2,406 vehicles of all categories, including private and commercial vehicles as well as motorcycles and cycles nationwide.

The crashes resulted in 1,817 casualties, comprising 276 deaths and 1,541 injuries.

Compared with December 2024, cases reported increased by 32.7 per cent, vehicles involved by 33.1 per cent, persons killed by 16 per cent, persons injured by 23.4 per cent, and pedestrian knockdowns rose by 33.9 per cent.

Out of the total crashes recorded in December, 45 per cent (648) were classified as minor, 38 per cent (538) as serious, and 17 per cent (237) as fatal.

Fatal crashes are defined as incidents resulting in at least one death within 30 days, serious crashes involve injuries requiring hospitalisation exceeding 24 hours, while minor crashes result in injuries requiring less than 24 hours of hospitalisation or no injuries at all.

Age analysis showed that 32 persons, representing 12 per cent of those killed in December, were below 18 years, while 244 persons (88 per cent) were adults.

This translates into a 7:1 adult-to-child fatality ratio, largely attributed to the higher exposure of adults to traffic risks.

Gender distribution of fatalities indicated that 213 males, representing 77 per cent, were killed during the period, compared to 63 females (23 per cent), continuing a long-standing trend of higher male involvement in road traffic deaths.

Private vehicles accounted for the highest proportion of vehicles involved in the December 2025 crashes, representing 42 per cent, followed by commercial vehicles with 31 per cent, while motorcycles constituted 27 per cent.

Among the cycles, motorbikes (two-wheelers) made up 74 per cent (493), tricycles accounted for 23 per cent (150), while bicycles constituted two per cent (12).

Although motorcycles formed the least proportion of vehicles involved overall, the report described their share of crashes as alarming, considering their population relative to the total vehicle fleet.

Regionally, while Greater Accra recorded the highest percentage increase in crashes, the Oti Region recorded the highest decrease at 87.5 per cent during the same period.

In terms of injuries sustained, the Volta Region recorded the highest percentage increase at 102.86 per cent, while the Oti Region again recorded the highest decrease, with a 66.67 per cent reduction.

Cumulatively, from January to December 2025, all indicators showed increases compared with the same period in 2024.

The data showed that the Eastern and Ashanti regions recorded significant increases in deaths, with hikes of 163 deaths (33.5 per cent) and 146 deaths (10.5 per cent), respectively.

Despite Greater Accra recording more than double the number of crashes compared to the Eastern Region over the period, the Eastern Region recorded higher fatalities.

For every 100 crashes, the region recorded 28 deaths, compared to 10 deaths in Greater Accra.

The analysis identified Ashanti, Eastern and Greater Accra regions as Ghana’s critical regions for crashes, injuries and deaths (CIDs).

The report urged the National Road Safety Authority, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to intensify interventions to reverse the rising trend in road traffic crashes nationwide.