{"id":108686,"date":"2015-04-15T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=108686"},"modified":"2015-04-15T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T15:06:15","slug":"accidents-kill-40-in-ashanti-in-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/04\/accidents-kill-40-in-ashanti-in-three-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Accidents kill 40 in Ashanti in three months"},"content":{"rendered":"
Deaths through car crashes continue to rise in the Ashanti Region, despite intensive safety campaign, resulting in the death of 40 people during the first three months of the year.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”rfEV1GPNYZfVJcrlaek4FfDrmYhX44iO”]Thomas Bismark Boakye, Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), said 28 of those killed were men, while 12 were women.<\/p>\n
He told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that some of the fatalities could have been prevented, if drivers observed traffic rules and regulations.<\/p>\n
He appealed to road users to heed calls to be more careful on the road, by avoiding recklessness, driving under the influence of alcohol, and speeding, to save lives.<\/p>\n
Mr. Boakye said it was important for everybody to put premium on safety to make the roads safe.<\/p>\n
He encouraged travelers to be bold to report to the police drivers who showed complete disregard for the road traffic laws.<\/p>\n
He said all should take responsibility and join the campaign to help reduce car crashes in order to save the lives of innocent people.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Deaths through car crashes continue to rise in the Ashanti Region, despite intensive safety campaign, resulting in the death of 40 people during the first three months of the year. [contextly_sidebar id=”rfEV1GPNYZfVJcrlaek4FfDrmYhX44iO”]Thomas Bismark Boakye, Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), said 28 of those killed were men, while 12 were women. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":25241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[38,17,61],"yoast_head":"\n