The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) with support from the Road Fund has made a donation of equipment worth Ghc200, 000 to the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service.
The items donated include; reflective vests, magic lights, white hand gloves, body bags, raincoats, measuring wheel and height gauges.
The Executive Director of the National Road Safety Commission, ING May Obiri-Yeboah, who made the presentation to police, explained that the commission has “over the years been supporting the police with resources to help build their capacity.”
[contextly_sidebar id=”R5lgS1lbvss4QJL3pHZZTXhBQ8DrIqVr”]ING May Obiri-Yeboah noted that the commission’s donation is to support the Ghana Police Service’s enforcement programme before, during and after the Christmas season.
Citing accident statistics from over the years, ING May Obiri-Yeboah indicated that there have been reductions in accident cases recorded over the years.
According to her, “From January to November this year, a total of 9,904 cases of road traffic crashes have been reported involving 15,505 vehicles. These crashes led to 1,938 cases of pedestrian knock downs, 1,474 deaths and 8,448 injuries.
This situation reflects a reduction of 17.5% in reported cases over the same period of January to November, 2014.”
Receiving the items on behalf of the police was the Director General of the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD), ACP Patrick Adusei Sarpong.
ACP Patrick Adusei Sarpong assured the general public that, the MTTD will continue to ensure that all road users abide by all road regulations to reduce accidents especially during the Christmas season which is notorious for road accidents.
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By: Kwame Botchway/citifmonline.com/Ghana