A patient in the Sylvanus Olympio hospital awaits treatment following his motorcycle accident, one of at least 20 patients who arrive each day as a result of motorcycle accidents.

As motorcycle ownership in sub-Saharan Africa has grown from less than five million in 2010 to an estimated 27 million in 2022, the rate of death and injury from crashes has surged. In Togo, 72% of all road deaths are due to motorcycles, officially accounting for 681 lost lives in 2021.