Ghana recorded a whopping 123 deaths in 539 road crashes in the first three weeks of this year, jerking the Ghana Police Service into action to wage a war against lawlessness on the roads. The Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTN) of the Ghana Police Service said 80 crashes were fatal with the majority of the accidents being caused by human error.

The state-owned Daily Graphic on Saturday quoted the Commander of the MTTU, Assistant Commissioner of Police Angwubutoge Awuni, as saying 764 vehicles were involved in the accidents which saw 518 people suffering varying degrees of injury.

The police said careless and lawless drivers as well as corrupt police officials would be the target of the police in the war to end the carnage on the road.

The police would also undertake a comprehensive public education of drivers and other road users, especially public transport drivers.

Ghana loses about 1.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through road accidents.