{"id":4239,"date":"2024-03-23T20:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T20:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4239"},"modified":"2024-03-23T20:00:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T20:00:07","slug":"2260-road-crashes-claim-369-lives-two-months-into-2024-nrsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4239","title":{"rendered":"2,260 Road Crashes Claim 369 Lives Two Months Into 2024: NRSA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has reported a slight increase in road accidents during the first two months of January and February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Osafo Adonteng, the Director-General of the NRSA, revealed the statistics during the launch of the 2024 Road Safety Easter Campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, two months into 2024, there have been 2,260 road crashes involving 3,910 vehicles, resulting in 369 fatalities, 2,552 injuries, and 381 pedestrian knockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-f379c73d3e98c280849f6c77c87f28bc ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5NkvFTrRAk?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comparatively, during the same period last year, there were 2,249 crashes involving 3,857 vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The previous year saw 330 fatalities, 2,502 injuries, and 382 pedestrian knockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ing David Osafo Adonteng emphasised that these figures represented a 0.49% increase in crashes, a 1.37% increase in vehicles involved, and a 2.0% increase in persons injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, fatalities increased by 11.82% compared to the first two months of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch of the 2024 Road Safety Easter Campaign aims to control these rising numbers and mitigate accidents during the upcoming Easter holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has reported a slight increase in road accidents during the first two months of January and February 2024. David Osafo Adonteng, the Director-General of the NRSA, revealed the statistics during the launch of the 2024 Road Safety Easter Campaign. 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