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Road traffic accidents (RTAs) pose a public health and development challenge and greatly affect the human capital development of every nation. This study determines the effects of RTAs on households and employers of RTA victims. It identifies factors that influence RTAs as well as the trends of deaths from RTAs in the Kassena Nankana districts (KNDs) in northern Ghana. Methods Victims of RTAs were identified through household visits by the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance System. In all, 123 RTA victims; 101 non-accident victims matched by age, sex, and location; and five key employers in the KNDs were interviewed. Individuals aged 15–59 years who died from RTAs as reported in verbal autopsy data between 2006 and 2011 were used to assess trends in RTA deaths. Knowledge, attitude, and practices about RTAs were compared between the victims and non-victims of RTAs. Socioeconomic statuses of victims and non-victims of RTAs were compared. Cost of RTAs to households and employers was determined by interviewing victims of RTAs in their households and employers on direct and indirect cost incurred during the accident period.