Reckless overloading and drug use cause of road accidents in North East Region, says NRSA

The North East regional directorate of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has attributed the cause of road accidents in the region to reckless overloading and drug use, particularly among motorcycle riders.

Patrick Osei Tutu, the regional director, stated that the office recorded 18 road-related crash cases, resulting in 11 fatalities and 23 injuries from January to June this year as compared to last year (2023), where they recorded 28 road crashes, 75 injuries and 18 deaths.

The regional director in an interview with Asaase News noted that motorbike riders are particularly responsible for causing accidents on the region’s roads.

“The motorbike accident is highest among various type of vehicles. We have commercial vehicles, private vehicles and motor vehicles. With the motorbike, we are referring to the motor riders, ‘yellow-yellow riders’ [and] ‘motor kings’, [they] form the motorcycles. And they are the highest leading cause of accidents in the region,” he said.

“When you look at some of the issues that lead to some of these crashes, they overload the motorbike,” he added.

Patrick added that “Those who take drugs [while] riding are the ones who normally cause problems on our roads.”

Osei Tutu, therefore, urged road users in the region to be mindful and responsible when using the roads to prevent accidents.

“So we urge the motorists, the road users, pedestrians [and] everybody else to be mindful of, [when using] the road.

Reporting by Dokurugu Alhassan in the North East Region

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