Incidence Of Motorcycle Crush Cases Reported To The Legon Hospital Between January 2010 And December 2015.

Background  Motorcycle is gradually becoming the preferred means of transport, hence there has been a substantial  growth  in  its  use in  low-income and middle-income countries across the globe, (Factsheet-Kenya). In Ghana, this is noticeable in remote areas where poverty rate is high, availability of cars is  limited and  in most busy areas like the capital city ,Accra, where there is heavy vehicular traffic, higher cost of hiring taxis to run ones errands around town among other reasons. Last year, the DVLA in Tamale registered over 10,500 motorcycles and from January to June this year, th…