National Ambulance Service Calls for Safer Pedestrian Habits to Reduce Road Crashes

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has called on pedestrians and motorists to adopt safer road-use practices to reduce pedestrian-related crashes and prevent avoidable deaths.

The call was made at the launch of the “Safe Crossing, Saves Lives” Pedestrian Safety Campaign at the Madina Zongo Junction Footbridge, where the NAS Greater Accra Region stressed that road safety must be a shared responsibility.

The Greater Accra Regional Administrative Manager of NAS, DCAEMT Daniel Asare, said pedestrian safety was a matter of life and death, noting that the Service witnessed the consequences of unsafe road practices through emergency calls received daily on the 112 emergency line.

He said although the Service remained committed to providing prompt and professional emergency medical care to victims of road crashes, greater attention must be given to preventing such incidents.

As part of the campaign, pedestrians were urged to use footbridges and designated crossing points instead of risking their lives by crossing roads at unsafe locations. Motorists were also advised to reduce their speed around junctions, exercise caution, and remain alert to pedestrians.

NAS pledged to support the campaign by providing emergency medical services, sharing road traffic crash hotspot data with relevant road safety stakeholders and intensifying public education through its Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).

The Service commended the National Road Safety Authority, La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly, National Petroleum Authority and Ghana Gas Company for their collaboration in promoting pedestrian safety and protecting lives.

NAS said that while it remained prepared to respond to emergencies through the 112 emergency line, preventing road crashes through responsible road-use practices remained the most effective way to save lives.

Grace Acheampong, ISD