Accra, Ghana, January 12, 2018//-Each year, 1.25 million people die in road traffic crashes and another 20-50 million people are seriously injured, according to World Bank’s latest report.
The tragic loss from a road traffic death or serious injury is compounded by the harm to households and social networks.
The World Bank report funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies-tittled ‘The High Toll of Traffic Injuries: Unacceptable and Preventable‘, looks to fill the gap.
It added: “A disproportionate 90% of road traffic injuries (RTIs) occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), representing a major public health and economic burden.
Full story at African Eye Report.
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