ROAD ACCIDENTS IN GHANA.

     Hardly will a day go by,without the media carrying reports on accidents occurring on our major roads and highways.And almost every year,money which could have been used for developmental projects in deprived areas is  lost just because of road accidents making the country lose about $200 million every year.

  And it seems road accidents is claiming more lives each day more than any other diseases.Illustrious citizens of the country have all died as a result of road accidents.The death of popular actress Suzzy Williams,Terry Bonchaka,Kwame Owusu Ansah the three Urologists),, Dr Isaac Bentsil , Prof J.M.K Quartey,and  Dr Benjamin Osei Wiafe of the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital on the Accra-Kumasi road,and other countless similar reported cases are still fresh and will forever remain in our memory.

   Must we sit down and wait till half of our able bodied  population are lost,before we put in strict measures to help reduce some of these accidents which could have been prevented?

  The sad part is that,there are various prescriptions  for the treatment of  people with water -borne related  diseases.But what about accident victims whose legs,hands were cut-off as a result of road accidents?And even if those amputated legs could be replaced with artificial ones,how many people in Ghana can afford the cost? And do we have any idea of the discrimination and emotional trauma they go through everyday in their lives?The memories of these gory and horrific accidents stay in their minds forever.

A stitch in time they say saves nine ......