Category: LRC News
Legal Resources Center Trains Journalists on Road Safety
The Legal Resources Center has admonished journalists in the Northern Region to double their efforts reportage on road crashes and road-related offenses. The centre has over the years challenged journalists across the country to increase responsibility and professionalism in reporting on road-related issues. Journalists from across the northern regional capital, Tamale, were brought together and […]
Road crashes: Ashanti Regional roads remain deadliest in Ghana
Roads in the Ashanti region remain deadliest in terms of accidents in Ghana. According to the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), the region had, as at the end of July 2025, recorded 25.7 percent of road fatalities, and 34.6 percent of injuries, making it the highest in the country. From January 2020 to July 2025 […]
Ashanti region is epicentre of road crashes in Ghana
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has identified the Ashanti Region as the epicenter of road crashes in Ghana, at least over the last four and a half years. Data gathered by the Authority reveal that from 2020 to 2024, the region recorded a total of 17,680 road crashes, resulting in the deaths of 2,831 […]
N/R: NRSA raises alarm over non-use of helmets
The Northern Regional Director of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abdulai Bawa Ghamsah, has expressed deep concern over the persistent refusal of motorists to wear proper crash helmets, despite their proven role in saving lives and reducing road fatalities. Speaking at a capacity-building training programme for journalists and news editors in Tamale on September […]
A/R: 3,000 deaths due to road crashes over 5 years
The Ashanti Region has recorded a total of 3,131 deaths from road crashes over a period of five years and seven months, making the roads in the region the deadliest in the country. The National Road Safety Authority reported that 2,831 deaths occurred between January 2020 and December 2024. Additionally, from January 2025 to July […]
Journalists Urged to Intensify Support for Helmet Use Sensitisation in Northern Region
Mr. Ghamsah emphasised that motorcycles remain the most common means of transportation in the Northern Region, yet many riders do not use helmets, putting their lives at risk. The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called on journalists to step up efforts in sensitising the public on the use of helmets in the Northern Region […]
Road safety stakeholders step up public awareness on helmet use in Northern Region
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), in partnership with the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has stepped up public education on the use of motorcycle helmets in the Northern Region. As part of the initiative, the two institutions organised a one-day training workshop for selected journalists in the Northern region to equip them with the knowledge […]
ROAD SAFETY WORKSHOP HELD FOR JOURNALISTS IN TAMALE
The Legal Resources Centre, in partnership with the National Road Safety Authority, has organized a one-day sensitization workshop in Tamale for journalists and other stakeholders. The training, which is the second of its kind, focused on speed management and the use of standard helmets for motorbike riders. It forms part of efforts to raise awareness […]
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON AUTOMOBILE MEET TO REVIEW MOTORCYCLE HELMET STANDARDS
The membership of the National Technical Committee (NTC) on Automobile tasked with the mandate to develop standards for motorcycle crash helmets and child restraints system has held its first meeting to develop standards for motorcycle helmets and child restraint system. The meeting which commenced on Monday, 23rd June 2025 and ends today, Friday, 27th June, […]