General News of Sunday, 7 April 2019Source: citinewsroom.comNRSC to set up 100 emergency response posts on highwaysAn accident sceneThe Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is setting up 100 Emergency Response and First Aid Posts at strategic locations along the major highways of the country. Eight of such posts are already completed and fully equipped with medical supplies. This is part of measures to minimize deaths while sustaining the life of victims of road traffic crashes through emergency response measures. These have strategically been located.”Many believe that the increasing spate of road accidents in the country is because agencies such as the NRSC are not well resourced. Kwame Kodua Atuahene bemoaned the Commission’s current lack of the power to enforce road safety regulations insisting that the government should elevate the Commission to deal with the non-compliance of road safety standards.

Source: GhanaWeb April 07, 2019 12:00 UTC