W/R NRSA ‘celebrates’ achievement

The Western Regional Directorate of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has attributed reduction in road crashes to the sustained stakeholders’ approach to road safety policies and programmes in the region.
It recorted 907 crashes in 2021 as against 972 in 2020, a variance of – 65, while injuries also reduced from 867 to 728 during the period.
This was contained in letter of appreciation signed by the Regional Manager, Nana Akua Ansaah and copied to the media.
It, however, expressed concerns about the 122 deaths recorded during the period as against 111 in 2020.
“We would like to thank you and your team for your hard work and dedication to the reduction of road traffic crashes. With combined efforts, we were able to make some reductions on the number of crashes, injuries, but slight increase in the deaths recorded.
“We appreciate your hard work, sincerity and dedication through which we achieve some reductions. We are counting on your continuous support to prevent crashes, injuries and deaths (CIDs) to make the Western Regional road safety situation better for our collective good.” Nana Ansaah added.
She explained that, it took the combined efforts of stakeholders’ active participation to hold education programmes on road traffic regulation, enforcement as well as the various assemblies holding training for motorbike riders.
Nana Ansaah said that for this year, the Authority together with its partners, would work on human attitude which was another worrying signs for indiscipline on the road which included drunk- driving.
“We would focus our education on drivers who used mobile phone while driving and also double -parking at some joints in town.” she stressed, praying “We hope that this year, we will have not crashes, injuries and even deaths.” Nana Ansaah said.

From Clement Adzei Boye, Takoradi