Epidemiology of fatal motorcycle crashes in Ghana: a 23-year analysis of national crash data
The findings emphasise a significant public health burden from motorcycles, particularly over the past 10 years. Targeted interventions (e.g., speed-control measures) are needed to address this crisis, particularly as the country prepares to commercialise its use for passenger transport.
Authors
- Daniel Hardy Wuaku
- Benjamin Noble Adjei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4096-386X)
- Daniel Gyaase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8769-6079)
- Aldina Mešić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6425-3777)
- Jagnoor Jagnoor
- Damsere-Derry James
- Francis Afukaar
- Adam Gyedu
Institutions
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (GH)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26658-0
- Primary Topic
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00