The Northern Regional Coordinating Council (NRCC) and the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) are stepping up collaboration to curb road crashes involving tricycles and motorcycles, amid growing concern over road fatalities.
The NRSA says about 1,703 people die annually in road crashes in Ghana, with motorcycles, including tricycles, accounting for approximately 829 of the recorded fatalities.
The figures were disclosed by the Authority’s Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate during an engagement with the NRCC on Tuesday, September 9, 2026.
The delegation, led by Mr Alexander Ayatah, said the increasing use of tricycles such as Yellow-Yellow and Motor King had made their involvement in road crashes a growing road safety concern.
According to the NRSA, reckless riding, speeding, overloading and failure to comply with road traffic regulations were among the behaviours contributing to crashes.
Mr Ayatah called for stronger cooperation among the NRSA, NRCC, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, the Ghana Police Service, traditional authorities and other stakeholders to address the problem.
He said effective enforcement of road traffic laws, sustained public education and responsible behaviour by road users were critical to reducing crashes and saving lives.
Mr Ayatah also urged motorcycle riders, including personnel in uniform, to wear crash helmets consistently, saying public officials must lead by example.
He disclosed that the NRSA had opened offices at the district level to strengthen its operations and road safety interventions across the Northern Region.
Receiving the delegation on behalf of the Northern Regional Minister, the Acting Chief Director of the NRCC, Mr Sumaila Ewuntomah Abudu, pledged the Council’s support for closer collaboration with the NRSA.
He said road safety required continuous engagement and collective action, particularly because road transport remained central to the region’s socio-economic activities.
The Director of Administration at the NRCC, Mr Abdul Rahaman Ahmed Baba, stressed that road safety laws would have little impact without effective enforcement and compliance.
He called for closer collaboration between road safety authorities and law enforcement agencies to ensure that offenders were held accountable while road users continued to receive education on responsible road use.
The NRCC and NRSA are expected to deepen their cooperation on education, enforcement and monitoring as part of efforts to reduce preventable road crashes and deaths in the region.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
