KMA LAUNCHES 2022 REPORT ON ROAD SAFETY

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and its development partners namely, Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), Vital Strategies have launched the 3rd edition of road safety report in Kumasi.

The event which took place on 21st November, 2023 at the Golden Bean hotel had in attendance stakeholders in the transport sector, health professionals, traditional authorities, NGO’s, assembly members, representatives from the adjoining municipalities among others.

Ina welcome address, by the Metro Coordinating Director. Mr. Francis Dwira Darko, he noted that, the report provides information that enable stakeholders to track trends and assess the magnitude of road crushes in the city.

He was grateful to the development partners for their immersed contribution in this project.

Also, speaking at the event was Dr Chris Oppong the head of department at the Accident and Emergency Unit of Komfo Anokye Technology Hospital (KATH),indicated that, though it is his profession to take care of crush victims the multiple effects of the crush is a life time experience.

He added. the cost that it brings to the family and close relative are huge even to the state. He advice all the participants to be careful and safe on the roads to avert the untold hardship of road crushes.