Also known as: Central East Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department · East Regional MTTD
Government agency responsible for traffic enforcement, road safety regulation, and accident investigation in Ghana.
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The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has recorded a decline in road traffic crashes in March 2026, crediting the improvement to intensified public education campaigns conducted in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Servic …
Road traffic crashes decline by 1.9% in March – NRSAJoy Online
… Personnel from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) and the National Ambulance Service also assisted with rescue efforts, recovery operations, and traffic control.
Seven reported dead in accident on Nkawkaw–Atibie roadThe Motor Traffic and Transport Department has raised concerns over growing use of tricycles on major highways in the Ahafo Region, citing road safety risks and violations of traffic regulations. Authorities are urging operators to desist from using highways or face enforcement action.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department has raised concerns over growing use of tricycles on major highways in the Ahafo Region, citing road safety risks and violations of traffic regulations. Authorities are urging operators to desist from using highways or face enforcement action.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Accra drivers face mounting danger from malfunctioning traffic lights left unattended for weeks or months, compounded by excessive sirens and emergency lights that confuse conscientious drivers. Faulty traffic lights at intersections pose additional risks amid rising numbers of commercial motorcycles and tricycles.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A team from Konongo-Odumasi Fire Station cut through a mangled taxicab on Thursday night to free a passenger trapped by the dashboard after a head-on collision with an Intercity STC coach along the main highway at Konongo Akrantiebesa. Bystanders had already evacuated three injured victims, who were taken to Steward Hospital.
6 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central East Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department arrested 13 drivers for unauthorised use of sirens and emergency lights during an enforcement exercise on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway on 30th May 2026. The unauthorised equipment was removed and the drivers were issued warning letters.
1 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Chairman of Ghana's ECOWAS Brown Card Insurance Scheme has urged motorists to insist on receiving their Brown Card certificates when purchasing motor insurance, noting that the cover becomes automatically active once a policy is issued. The Scheme, established in 1982, provides third-party liability insurance for visiting motorists in ECOWAS member states.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central East Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department arrested 13 drivers during an enforcement exercise on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway on May 30 for unauthorised use of sirens and emergency lights in violation of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012. The drivers were educated on the relevant regulations, issued warning letters, and had their unauthorised devices removed from their vehicles.
1 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Central East Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department arrested 13 drivers for unauthorised use of sirens and emergency lights during an enforcement exercise on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway on May 30, 2026. The drivers were educated on traffic regulations, issued warning letters, and the unauthorised equipment was removed from their vehicles.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union and allied transport operators announced a 20 per cent increase in public transport fares effective June 2, 2026, affecting intra-city trotro services, inter-city transport, and shared taxi operations. The increase was attributed to rising fuel prices and increasing costs of vehicle maintenance components.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department in Ghana's Bono Region is struggling to manage road traffic and safety because its only service vehicle, provided in 2012, has broken down beyond repair and the unit lacks patrol motorcycles. Officers say the lack of transport hampers accident investigations and scene response, especially at night.
25 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
Kofi Nti, personal aide to the Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda, was killed in a head-on vehicle collision on the Oda-Nkwanta road over the weekend. Three other occupants sustained life-threatening injuries and were hospitalized in critical condition; the Motor Traffic and Transport Department is investigating the crash.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Three people died and 20 were injured in a collision between a Mitsubishi Outlander and a Benz Sprinter on the Kumasi-Accra Highway near Odumasi-Ohene Nkwanta. The injured were taken to three hospitals for treatment while authorities investigate the cause.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A Toyota Voxy driver, Richard Agyarko, has been jailed for two months in hard labour and ordered to pay GH¢3,120 in fines by La Motor Court for flouting traffic regulations, including driving on the wrong side of the road and careless driving on the Kumasi-Accra highway. The driver's reckless conduct, captured in a viral video, led to his arrest and conviction on his own plea.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A Toyota Voxy driver, Agyarko Richard, was convicted at the La Motor Court after a viral social media video showed him dangerously navigating traffic and driving on the wrong side of the road on the Kumasi-Accra highway. He was sentenced to pay 260 penalty units (GH¢3,120) or serve 15 days imprisonment in hard labour.
11 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Agyarko Richard, a Toyota Voxy driver whose reckless driving was captured on a viral video, was convicted by the La Motor Court in Accra on charges including driving on the wrong side of the road and endangering other road users. He was fined 260 penalty units (GH¢3,120) and sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Justice Yamson, a lawyer and former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, has called for urgent action to identify and apprehend the driver involved in the incident that led to Charles Amissah's death, arguing that accountability should extend beyond hospital failures to the person who caused the initial accident.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Police Service secured the conviction of a driver identified as Agyarko Richard after his dangerous antics on the Kumasi–Accra highway were captured in a viral video. He was convicted of multiple offences including driving on the wrong side of the road and endangering other road users, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour and a fine of 260 penalty units.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana PLC has launched the VIA Safe Mobility Education Programme, a global initiative created by the TotalEnergies Foundation in partnership with the Michelin Corporate Foundation to promote safe mobility among young people under 18. Since 2019, the programme has educated more than one million young people worldwide and is now being implemented in 45 countries across over 2,000 schools.
8 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Olibest Road Safety Organisation and TotalEnergies Foundation have launched the VIA Safe Mobility for All Young People programme in Kumasi to promote road safety and protect children's lives through education, behavioural change, and training student ambassadors to identify risks and raise awareness in their communities.
7 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
BBC Industrials, a Ghanaian paint manufacturer, conducted a road marking exercise on key streets in Tema as part of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, responding to Ghana's road safety crisis in which 14,743 crashes were recorded in 2025, resulting in 2,949 deaths.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
BBC Industrials, a paint manufacturer, conducted a road marking exercise on streets leading to Valco Roundabout in Tema as a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28, 2026. The company says the initiative responds to Ghana's rising road safety crisis, which saw 14,743 road crashes and 2,949 fatalities in 2025, the highest number of road deaths in 35 years.
4 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's National Road Safety Authority reports that crash cases fell to 1,195 in March 2026 from 1,218 in March 2025, with fatalities dropping 9.8% to 229. The Authority credits the improvement to intensified public education campaigns conducted with the Ghana Police Service ahead of Easter festivities.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
A Hyundai Grace minibus crashed on the Nkawkaw–Atibie stretch in the Eastern Region on Monday, April 27, 2026, killing seven people. Emergency services from the Ghana National Fire Service, MTTD, and National Ambulance Service responded to the scene.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →