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  • Non-compliance with road safety regulations, primary cause of road crashes – NRSA

    Non-compliance with road safety regulations on the part of road users was the major cause of accidents, according to a preliminary investigation by the National Road Safety Authority into some road crashes.

    The Authority entreated all drivers to always check their blind spots before driving off, avoid drink driving, over speeding and wrongful overtaking to avoid needless road crashes in the country.

    Mrs May Obiri-Yeboah, Director General of the Authority, said this at the inauguration of the Takoradi Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority Regional office and the unveiling of a National Road Safety “Arrive Alive” campaign.

    The campaign is one of many other programmes in the transportation space aimed at helping to mitigate the frequent occurrence of road traffic crashes and its resultant fatalities and injuries in the country.

    The campaign also involved the media in producing road safety commercials, documentaries, in-studio and field coverage, advocacy and enforcement, panel discussions, and outreaches in the regions, districts and communities.

    The third quarter of this year has seen an upsurge in road traffic crashes, particularly disturbing is the crashes that occurred a few weeks ago which claimed many lives, injuries and properties.

    She said these occurrences called for constructive national conversations on the urgent need for better road user discipline and greater policy commitment in preventing the carnage on the roads.

    From January to August in 2020, 9,205 crashes occurred, resulting in 1,585 deaths, 1,638 pedestrian knockdowns and 9,397 injuries involving 15,459 vehicles.

    “These road traffic crashes have led to the current high incidence of fatalities and serious injuries that could have been avoided if caution had been exercised, “she said.

    She urged pedestrians to always check their surroundings when on the road, and look out for safe crossing facilities like pedestrian crossing points or footbridges when crossing the road to ensure their safety.

    Mrs Obiri-Yeboah stated that road transport remained the primary mode of transportation in Ghana. Safety on our roads has become a key challenge in the country, though road traffic crashes and their resultant casualties are preventable.

    She said for the past years, the country had serious resource challenges, capacity constraints and low level of commitment from duty bearers.

    It is in response to these challenges that the government passed the National Road Safety Authority Act, 2019 (Act 993) to protect lives and enhance its mandate in promoting, coordinating and regulating activities related to road safety.

    “As we prepare for the 2020 Election and Christmas season, we reiterate our earnest appeal to politicians and the general public to join the advocacy for discipline on the part of road users, including the wearing of crash helmets and seatbelts, avoiding needless manoeuvring by motor riders, and packing people in buckets of pickups, “she said.

    Source: GNA

  • Sege accident claims two lives

    A collision of two vehicles at Sege in the Greater Accra Region has resulted in the death of two persons.

    The two, who have been identified as Anita Shaw Aggrey, 25, and Andy Lawson died when a Mercedes Sprinter with registration number GE 4959-11 carrying 23 passengers from Accra to Aflao clashed with a Kia Rio saloon car with registration number GB 2845-12.

    Graphic Online reports that all the passengers aboard the two vehicles sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to the Sege Polyclinic and Ada East District Hospital.

    The bodies of the two deceased have also been deposited at the Ada East District Hospital mortuary.

    Acting Public Relations Officer of the Tema Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Stella Dede Dzakpasu said preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of the Sprinter lost control after tyre burst.

    She continued that the vehicle then veered into the other lane which led to the collision with the saloon car.

    She stated the two drivers are among the injured persons who are receiving treatment at the aforementioned hospitals.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Driver of mini-bus transporting young footballers killed in accident to be charged for overloading- Ghana Police

    Edmund Nyamekye, the District Commander for Offinso Divisional Motor Transport Traffic Department (MTTD), has disclosed that the driver of the mini-bus transporting the young footballers who were involved in the bus accident that claimed the lives of eight players will be charged for overloading.

    According to the Edmund Nyamekye investigations carried out indicates that the vehicle was supposed to accommodate 12 passengers but the driver picked 36 passengers and was also overspeeding which led to the accident.

    The accident which involved players of the Africa Vision Soccer Academy were returning to Offinso after a registration exercise at Afrancho where the mini-bus was involved in the accident.

    The players aged between 12 and 15 died in the Ashanti Region after the driver of the bus carrying players of Africa Vision Soccer Academy lost control and the vehicle plunged into the Offinso river on Saturday.

    “The driver is currently responding to treatment and will be charged when he recovers. Instead of 12 passengers, he picked 36 passengers in the vehicle”, DSP Edmund Nyamekye said in an interview on Happy FM.

    “We are carrying out investigations into the matter to check on the license and other particulars of the driver”

    “We are monitoring the health of the driver and immediately they recover we are going to charge him”, he added.

    Source: Ghana Soccernet

  • Maintain discipline on our roads to curb accidents – Minister

    The Eastern Regional Minister, Kwakye Darfour has advised drivers to be disciplined on our roads to reduce accidents.

    He asked them to desist from drunk driving, over speeding, and other practices that endanger the lives of passengers.

    The Minister says human errors on the part of drivers are causing many accidents on our roads.

    He encouraged drivers to constantly refresh their knowledge and have constant training in order for them to understand defensive driving so, in situations such as burst tyres, they would know what to do.

    Fourteen persons were confirmed dead in the Kyekyewere accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway which occurred Tuesday morning.

    The accident involved an STC bus, a Yutong bus and a tipper truck.

    According to an eyewitness, the tipper truck veered off its lane forcing the other vehicles to run into it.

    Reacting to the accident, he described it as painful and extended condolence to families that lost their loved ones in the gory accident on Tuesday.

    He admitted that dualization of our roads would contribute a lot in reducing road accidents.

    He said there is a design to dualize our main roads from Accra to Tamale, Western Region, Aflao and others but the lack of resources has always delayed these projects.

    Former President John Agyekum Kufour he asserted took a bold step to dualize the main corridor and roads.

    Source: rainbowradioonline.com

  • 5 dead, 7 in critical condition in accident at Gomoa Adam

    Five persons died on the spot while seven are in critical condition following a head-on collision involving two passenger vehicles at Gomoa Adam on the Kasoa-Cape-Coast highway.

    According to a surviving passenger, they were travelling from Kasoa to Cape Coast when they suddenly saw the driver of the Ford vehicle trying to overtake a car.

    He said immediately the driver came into their lane he rammed into their vehicle causing it to somersault causing the instant death of five persons while seven are severely injured.

    The Medical Superintendent of the Apam Catholic Hospital, Dr Paul Archer explained that fourteen passengers were involved in the accident with five of them all male brought in dead.

    He said his outfit is currently having difficulty getting a referral for the severely injured persons but added that their conditions have been stabilized.

    This accident comes less than 24 hours after an accident at Kyekyewere near Suhum claimed 14 lives on Tuesday.

    Source: Kasapa FM

  • Suspected robber killed at Mpaha by running vehicle

    A suspected armed robber has been knocked down and killed by a running vehicle on the Mpaha road in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah Region.

    The incident happened at dawn on Tuesday while the vehicle, a Benz bus with registration number GR 4336 D was en route to Mpaha from Buipe.

    The deceased is believed to be among a gang of robbers that ambush vehicles and travellers who ply the route.

    This time, however, he met his untimely death while attempting an attack.

    The vehicle, with unspecific number of passengers was traveling from the Buipe market to Mpaha when the driver spotted two Fulani extraction hiding in the nearby bush.

    One of the armed robbers with a shotgun suddenly emerged from the bush and shot into the windscreen of the vehicle.

    The driver, who was bent on saving his life and that of his passengers run into one of them in an attempt to escape the shot, killing him instantly while the other armed fled into a nearby bush.

    Some of the passengers on board, however, sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to TTH for treatment.

    According to the Central Gonja police, one shotgun, 3 BB live cartridges and one spent cartridge were found in the deceased possession and has been retrieved.The accident vehicle has also been towed to Buipe police station.

    Meanwhile the body of the suspected robber has been conveyed to Tamale Teaching hospital mortuary.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • One dead, 6 in critical condition in gory accident on Apam-Winneba road

    A gory accident that occurred in between Gomoa Bewadeze and Gomoa Amenfi on the Winneba Cape Coast road has claimed one life, while six others are in critical condition.

    According to an eyewitness, a private vehicle with registration number GN 4729-20 enroute from Winneba to Cape Coast used the other lane while overtaking other vehicles.

    It then collided head on with a commercial vehicle with registration number WR 1929 20 carrying passengers on board.

    The private vehicle driver died on the spot while the six injured passengers in the commercial vehicle have been transported to Winneba Trauma Hospital for treatment after GNFS and Police came to their rescue.

    Source: Kasapa FM

  • Student killed in motorbike accident

    A 16-year-old student of the Ghana Muslim Mission Senior High School at Beposo in the Sekyere Central District, was on Monday killed in a motorbike accident on the outskirts of the town.

    Kwabena Wiredu died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, where he was rushed for emergency treatment after the accident.

    Inspector Frank Agyare, Station Officer of the Beposo Police Station told the Ghana News Agency that the accident occurred after the motorbike, which he was riding together with a friend, skidded off the road and ran into a ditch on the outskirts of Beposo.

    They sustained multiple injuries and were rushed to the Beposo Health Centre but the deceased whose condition was critical, was transferred to the Asante Mampong Government Hospital but was again rushed to KATH, where he died later.

    His friend Peter Mensah, was however, treated and discharged at the Beposo Health Centre.

    The body of Wiredu has been deposited at the KATH morgue for autopsy.

    Source: GNA

  • Policeman crushed under falling cargo truck

    A 42-year-old policeman who was trapped under a falling DAF cargo truck on the Kintampo-Tamale road, has died while receiving treatment.

    Sergeant Solomon Amuure was returning from work on August 23, 2020 at about 2030 hours when the truck veered off its lane and fell on him.

    Zakaria Kagambega, the suspect driver, aged about 37 years, has since escaped.

    He was in charge of the Ouagadougou (Burkina Fasso) bound Daf xf cargo truck with registration No.11 JP 9534 loaded with goods from Tema.

    On reaching a section of the road at Kadelso barrier on the Kintampo-Tamale highway, it veered from its lane to the nearside when facing Tamale direction and fell on Amure.

    The victim was rescued and rushed to Buipe polyclinic for treatment but died while receiving treatment.

    Meanwhile, the body had been deposited at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital Morgue for preservation and autopsy.

    The vehicle was yet to be towed to the police station.

    The Police confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency.

    Source: GNA

  • A/R: 224 die from road crashes in first half of 2020

    The Ashanti Region has recorded 224 deaths with 1,728 injuries in road crashes in the first half of 2020.

    This, according to the National Road Safety Authority is the highest statistic recorded in the period.

    Statistics from the Ashanti Regional Police Command also show that a minimum of eight road accidents is recorded every day with one person dying and eleven persons sustaining injuries.

    This was disclosed at a two-day capacity building for officers from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service on the new National Road Safety Authority ACT 933 of 2019 in the Ashanti Region.

    The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority, Engineer May Obiri-Yeboah called for effective stakeholder collaboration to stop road crashes in the country.

    “I am also very happy that this capacity building is taking place in the Ashanti Region where the first half of 2020 saw the region record 224 deaths and 1728 injuries. This was the highest for the period and we must master all resources and strength we can to reverse the trend.”

    “Road traffic casualties remain a public health problem at all levels and while steps have been taken over the years to improve the situation, much still needs to be done if the rising trend in road traffic is to be halted or reversed. This, therefore, calls for a collective effort with all hands on board to ensure that we improve the safety in our dear nation.”

    The Director-General of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service, COP Beatrice Zakpa Vib-Zanziri charged the officers to be professional in the discharge of their duties.

    “It is also my hope that this training will provide the necessary skills and knowledge and remind you of certain things you might have forgotten about so that we can all together achieve the objective of this campaign. The police administration is firmly behind you in this campaign to reduce the carnage on our roads.”

    Contrary to statistics from the Ashanti Region, road crashes in the Greater Accra Region reduced in the first four months of 2020 compared to the same period last year.

    The reduction was attributed to the COVID-19 restrictions, including the three-week lockdown of Greater Accra, Greater Kumasi in Ashanti Region and Kasoa in the Central Region between March and April.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • European, two others die in Kumasi-Techiman highway road crash

    A man from Europe and two others were killed during an accident at Yeboah Apatem, near Akumadan, on the Kumasi-Techiman highway, Sunday.

    The incident which occurred just before 8 pm has left others to battle for their lives at separate health facilities in the Ashanti and Bono Regions after sustaining various injuries.

    Emergency services were later called to rescue the perishing as the accident impeded traffic flow on the popular ECOWAS trunk road.

    Official account

    The accident involved a Mitsubishi Pajero car and a Ssanyong minibus, the police said in a statement obtained by DailyMailGh.com.

    The statement said the Mitsubishi Pajero vehicle carried five persons including two Europeans who were later identified as Spanish nationals coming to Kumasi from Jirapa in the Upper West Region.

    “On reaching the outskirts of Akumadan on the Kumasi-Techiman road, the [Mitsubishi Pajero] driver collided head-on with the Ssangyong bus with registration number AS 5628 18 driven by Amponsah Paul aged 25 from the opposite direction”, the police said.

    The impact caused the bus to burst into flames killing one person on the spot, according to an official with the National Disaster Management Organization in the Offinso North District, Mamoa Elijah.

    “The Ssangyong car had burst into flames when we arrived. The other vehicle also somersaulted. A whiteman also got trapped. It took several hours before we could recover his body. He was declared dead at the scene”, the NADMO director narrated.

    Death toll rises

    The death toll had jumped to three after a 25-year-old man named as Kofi Boadu was also confirmed dead by medics at the Nkenkensu Government Hospital.

    There are fears the death toll could rise as several others were referred to other medical facilities at Wenchi in the Bono Region.

    Police in a statement later pointed to speeding as the initial cause of the accident.

    “For now a joint investigations have started; remember this road connects Ghana to other ECOWAS countries but it is important we intensify education to prevent such carnages”, the NADMO director posited.

    Source: Daily Mail

  • Two die, several injured in fatal accident on Adeiso-Asamankese road

    Two persons have been confirmed dead while five (5) others seriously injured in a fatal accident on Adeiso to Asamankese highway in the Eastern Region.

    The deceased persons have been identified as Kofi Oduro and Yaw Aduamoah, 55 and 62-years-old respectively.

    The accident occurred Saturday August 1, 2020 at about 2:30pm.

    Starr News has gathered that, the suspect driver Kwani Richard, 30, was driving Toyota Fortuner 4×4 with registration number GE 2097-19 from Accra heading towards Akim Oda with seven persons on board.

    However, on reaching a section of the road at Mepom on the Adieso Asamankese stretch of the highway, the driver lost control of the steering wheel of the speeding vehicle causing it somersault and crashed on its roof in the middle of the road.

    All the persons onboard sustained serious injuries and they were extricated and rushed to the Asamankese Government Hospital for treatment.

    However, the two Kofi Oduro and Yaw Aduamoah were pronounced dead shortly on arrival at the Hospital.

    Their bodies have been deposited at same hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy whilst the rest are also receiving treatment

    The Acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, Sargeant Francis Gomado told Starr News police is investigating the accident adding that the accident Vehicle has been towed to the Police station for testing to help establish the exact cause of the crash.

     

    Source: Starr FM

  • Newmont Gold worker dies after his car rammed into a truck

    A staff of Newmont Gold Ghana Limited, Daniel Asiedu Akrofi has died after his car rammed into a stationary truck near Sunyani Technical University.

    The deceased, driving a Toyota Camry with registration number GR 258-18 was heading to work at Kenyase in Ahafo region when the incident happened on Wednesday morning.

    The parked truck, a Kia Rhino with registration number AW 7461-14, loaded with pipes, broke down last night but there was no warning triangle to alert oncoming vehicles.

    According to eyewitnesses, the deceased was speeding.

    Speaking with the Adom News, the Operations officer of Bono regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service, Ignatius Noekor said poor driver training and licensing are to blame for road accidents.

    He noted with concern that some drivers “behave as if they operate with their own laws of physics, which unfortunately lead to the loss of innocent lives in preventable accidents.

    The fire officer said the rate of road accidents in the country, must be of grave concern to all Ghanaians.

    Mr Noekor called on drivers to patronise towing services whenever their vehicles become faulty and also utilise the warning triangles at vantage points to help reduce road carnages.

    “The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority cannot be entirely blamed, I suggest that licenses of drivers who are involved in accidents must be authenticated to ascertain their qualifications to drive, he added.

    The fire officer also urged the MTTD and other vehicle regulatory bodies to sit up and help reduce road accidents drastically.

     

    Source: Adom News 

  • One dead, others injured in fatal accident at Asuboi

    One person has died while many others are injured in a fatal accident at Asuboi near the Suhum stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway.

    The victims were rushed to Suhum Government Hospital for treatment while the body of the yet to be identified deceased deposited at same Hospital.

    The accident occurred Saturday July 18, 2020 at about 6:30pm.

    A driver identified as Isaac Asare, 26, driving a Mercedes Benz Sprinter commercial bus with registration number GS 2477-17 with passengers on board from Suhum towards Accra, on reaching a section of the road at Asuboi near Suhum on the Accra-Kumasi highway, veered off from his lane onto the opposite lane and crashed head-on with a Hyundai Tucson private car with registration number GT 6221-15 driven by Alex Mireku Asante, 59, who was speeding from the opposite direction killing the male adult passenger ao the spot.

    Other passengers onboard both vehicles who sustained varied degrees of injuries were rushed to Suhum Government hospital for treatment .

    The Acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, Sargeant Francis Gomado told Starr News the Suhum Police has commenced investigation into the accident.

     

    Source: Starr FM

  • Road crashes claim 26 in UER in the first half of 2020

    The Upper East Region has recorded 26 deaths and 128 injuries from 105 cases of road crashes in the first half of the year, 2020.

    Out of the 26 deaths, three were female and 23 males, all believed to be aged 18 years and above.

    Mr Dennis Yeribu, the Upper East Regional Director of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), said this at a sensitization forum organized by the NRSA in the Kassena Nankana Municipality, to sensitize residents and stakeholders on road safety regulations.

    He said the crashes were usually caused by excessive speed, lack of crash helmets and other irresponsible behaviour exhibited by road users.

    Mr Yeribu said the Bolgatanga Municipal, Kassena Nankana Municipal, Bawku East and Bawku West Districts were the accident hotspots, recording 70 percent of the total accident scenes in the Region.

    He said his outfit would continue to organize road safety campaign exercises especially in those areas to ensure that safety on the roads was taken seriously and the number of crashes reduced.

    Mr Yeribu commended the Navro-Pio and other private individuals within the Municipality and stakeholders who had committed their time to help NRSA in ensuring that their mandate was delivered.

    The Paramount Chief of the Navrongo Traditional area, Pe Denis Asagpaare Ballnia Adda II, pledged to support the National Road Safety Authority (NSRA) in its campaign to reduce road crashes in the Municipality.

    The Chief urged the people to adhere to road safety regulations and said his office would not interfere in cases of reckless driving that cause problems and end-up with the Police.

    He would continue to use his influence to advocate against reckless driving to ensure that road accidents were minimized, he said.

     

    Source: GNA

  • Report rickety vehicles to us MTTD urges Ghanaians

    The Head of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Alexander Obeng has advised Ghanaians to aid them in their fight against unfit vehicles on roads by reporting such vehicles to them.

    According to him, rickety vehicles on roads is one of the leading causes of road accidents in the country, so all Ghanaians and stakeholders should support the MTTD in impounding such vehicles, as well as prosecuting their owners.

    “We admonish our collaborators and stakeholders and the general public to reach out to the police anytime they see non-road worthy, rickety and vehicles that are in dangerous condition, and the police will respond quickly,” he said in an interview with GhanaWeb on July 17, 2020.

    He also added that, it is essential for vehicle owners to go to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority exactly a month before their road-worthy certificates and stickers expire for examination and renewal to affirm that they are safe for our roads.

    “Vehicle owners have a responsibility, that one month to the expiry of their road-worthy certificate, that signifies that their vehicles are safer, when it is about to expire, the owner is supposed to go with the vehicle to an examiner at a nearby DVLA or their accredited agencies, to get their vehicle tested, issued a certificate and the roadworthy sticker. It is very important, when they do that, it will naturally indicate that the vehicle is safer,” he said.

     

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • VIP bus plunges into River Oti at Dambai crossing

    A VIP bus enroute to Wulensi in the Northern Region on Thursday morning plunged into River Oti at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality.

    The bus with the registration number GT 5313-19 which is believed to be travelling with passengers from Accra to Wulensi plunged into the river while manoeuvring to get onto the pontoon to cross to the other side.

    A rescue operation failed to yield the needed result as at 0800 hours when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) got to the scene but the personal effects of passengers and other items such as motor bikes and bicycles were later salvaged from the river.

    Obed Kagbetor, a passenger on board told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the driver instructed them to alight from the bus to enable him pack on the pontoon and the next thing was the pandemonium and struggle for safety. He suspected brake failure.

    There were no casualties but an excavator that was deployed to pull out the bus was unsuccessful until a Winch tractor successfully recovered the bus from the River.

    The Motor Traffic and Transport Division (MTTD) refused to speak to the GNA as well as the driver and his mate.

     

    Source: GNA

  • Jubilating lottery winner kills 5

    The first move of celebration by a 30-year-old unemployed who won GH¢1,200 lottery ended in the death of five people at Tegbi Vakpomda in the Anlo District of the Volta Region.  The tragedy that hit one family last Wednesday has thrown the community into a state of mourning.

    Over the years luck had been eluding Wisdom Kpodo anytime he staked lotto, but when luck shone on him eventually, his joy knew no bounds, and in an ecstatic mood, he jumped into a taxi, with registration number GT 4482 U, about 4:00pm, with two of his friends and drove recklessly thereby killing five on the spot.

    According to the Assembly Member for Tegbi Afedome Electoral Area, Mr Noel Kokoroko, Wisdom moved the taxi from Woe near Tegbi, to Keta at top speed with others shouting “no size, no size”.

    On his return to Woe, and on reaching Vakpomda, the eyewitness narrated, the driver attempted to overtake three vehicles in a row, and in the process lost control of the steering and veered into a house, which was 40 metres away from the road, ending the lives of the five persons.

    The deceased are Faustina Afi  Amegashie, 70; Regina Edzia, 41; Rebecca Agbanavor, 17; Etornam Agbanavor, nine, and Charity Agbanavor Exornam, two years.

    Three of the persons, Madam Regina Edzia and her three children died instantly, while the remaining two were pronounced dead on arrival at the Keta Government Hospital.

    The Keta Municipal Police, which confirmed the story, said the suspect was in police custody while investigations were underway into the incident.

     

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Man jubilating with taxi after winning GHC 1,200 lottery kills 5 from one family

    A 30-year-old unemployed man named Wisdom Kpodo who won a GH¢1,200 lottery ended up killing five people as a result of jubilating with reckless driving. According to a report sighted by YEN.com.gh on Graphic.com.gh, the incident occurred on June 1, 2020, at Tegbi Vakpomda in the Anlo District of the Volta Region.

    Eye-witnesses say that after news of winning the lottery, Wisdom jumped into a taxi with registration number GT 4482 U at about 4:00 pm with two of his friends and started driving recklessly.

    They moved the taxi from Woe, near Tegbi, to Keta at top speed with others shouting “no size, no size”. However, on the return journey to Woe and upon reaching Vakpomda, the driver attempted to overtake three vehicles in a row and lost control.

    The car veered into a house, which was 40 metres away from the road, ending the lives of five persons. The deceased are Faustina Afi Amegashie, 70; Regina Edzia, 41; Rebecca Agbanavor, 17; Etornam Agbanavor, nine, and Charity Agbanavor Exornam, two. Three of the persons, Madam Regina Edzia and her children died instantly, while the rest gave up the ghost on arrival at the Keta Government Hospital.

    Source: Yen

  • A/R: Ten dead,13 others injured after road crash on Obuasi-Dunkwa Road

    Ten persons have died in a road crash that occurred on the Obuasi-Dunkwa road on the night of Monday, June 29, 2020.

    13 others are injured and are receiving treatment at the hospital.

    This is according to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department Commander of Obuasi, DSP Joseph Okrah.

    According to him, the accident occurred as a result of a head-on collision between a sprinter bus and a ford vehicle.

    DSP Joseph Okrah narrated the incident to Citi News saying: “On the 29th of June, 2020 at about 9:30 pm, the police received information that there was an accident at an intersection on the Obuasi and Dunkwa road. So the police proceeded to the accident scene immediately. So far, ten people have died. Four of those who sustained injuries and were sent to the hospital died later. So the total number of people who have died are 10.”

    RTA data

    Recent data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service indicated that the number of persons killed recorded a 13.07% reduction from 849 in the first four months of last year to 738 during the same period this year.

    In January 2020, the number of commuters who died through road traffic crashes witnessed a 10.5% jump to 222 compared to the 201 killed in January 2019.

    Similarly, the number killed dropped from 210 in February 2019 to 171 in February 2020, representing an 18.60% drop.

    The number of commuters killed in March 2020 slumped by 29.10% to 202 compared with the 285 killed in March 2019.

    A 6.5% decline in the number of commuters killed was recorded in April 2020 as the figure dropped to 143 from the 153 in 2019.

    The number of pedestrian knockdowns dropped by 23.63% from 1,270 in 2019 to 769 this year.

    The regional breakdown of deaths is Ashanti 127, Central 103, Eastern 101, Accra 75, Bono East 74, Tema 45, Western 37, Volta 37, Northern 25, Western North 24, Bono 22, Ahafo 17, Upper East 15, Upper West 13, Oti 12, Savanna nine, and North East two.

    203 Pedestrians killed this year

    Out of the 738 killed in the first four months of this year, 203 were pedestrians compared to the 263 killed in 2019.

    Similarly, the number of persons injured also recorded a 0.65% reduction from 4,640 last year to 4,670 in the same period this year.

    Shockingly, motorcycle crashes jumped by 14.27% from 1,444 in 2019 to 1,650 in the first four months of 2020.

    The statistics revealed that motorcycle accidents killed 284 people and injured 1,364.

     

    Source: citinewsroom 

  • Soldier allegedly crashes cyclist to death at Somanya

    A military officer has knocked down a cyclist to death at Somanya in the Eastern Region.

    The soldier W.O. II Teye Stephen Kwame, 43 years, of 49 Engineer Regiment, Burma Camp Accra, was driving a Toyota Matrix Salon car with registration number GT 490-14 from Somanya towards Accra.

    However, on reaching a section of the road near Akorle a suburb of Somanya at about 11:45 pm he accidentally knocked down Alphonse Duatte,34, who was riding a bicycle at the nearside edge of the road killing him instantly.

    On receipt of information, Police proceeded to the scene and found the body lying at the edge of the road in a pool of blood.

    The body was conveyed and deposited at Atua Government Hospital for autopsy.

    The Acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, Sargeant Francis Gomado confirmed the incident to Kasapa News adding that the suspect driver W.O. II Teye Stephen Kwame was held to assist the investigation, and later handed over to his Army Unit.

    The accident vehicle has been impounded at the station for investigation.

    Source: Kasapa FM

  • Military Officer dies in a head-on collision

    A man believed to be a Military Officer has died in a head -on collision accident on the Suhum stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway. The fatal accident occurred Sunday June 28, 2020 about 10:10pm.

    According to reports, the deceased was driving an unregistered Nissan Note Private Car from the Kumasi direction towards Accra but on reaching Asuboi-Suhum stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway, a V.I.P Daewoo bus with registration number GT 9988-13 onboard with passengers from Accra to Kumasi wrongfully overtook a vehicle ahead hence crashed head -on with the Nissan Car occupied by the said Military Officer and his colleague from the opposite direction.

    The Acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command Sergeant Francis Gomado told Starr News, the Nissan Note driver and his colleague were trapped in the car but Police with the assistance of the Ghana National Fire Service and National Ambulance Emergency center at Asuboi, and MTTD personnel from Suhum, extricated them and rushed them to the Suhum government hospital but the Nissan Note driver was pronounced dead on arrival whilst his occupant was admitted for treatment.

    Meanwhile, suspect driver Kwabena Agyei who was in-charge the Daewoo bus was also admitted at the same hospital for treatment. The body has been deposited at the mortuary of the same hospital for identification, preservation and autopsy.

     

    Source: starrfmonline.com

  • Baby, three others die in fatal accident

    Four persons including a baby have perished in a fatal accident on the Akwadum stretch of Koforidua to Suhum Road.

    The accident occurred Sunday evening about 7:30 pm after a DAF Tanker Truck overtaking another Vehicle crashed with a Taxi Cab.

    The DAF Tanker Truck with registration number GW 3739-17 was from Koforidua towards Akwadum but on reaching a section of the road call Borla-Junction wrongfully overtook a Cargo truck ahead and collided with a Matiz Chevrolet Taxi cab with registration number GR6090-18 which was onboard with three passengers and a year and a half old baby.

    A male adult of about 30-year-old and the baby died on the spot while the other seriously injured passengers including the mother of the baby were rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua but one of the victims identified as Christiana Awuah, 36, was pronounced dead on arrival.

    Another female victim age around 30-years-old also died while on admission. It is not clear which of the two deceased females was the mother of the baby.

    The driver Samuel Asiedu, 22, is, however, responding to treatment.

    The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command Sargeant Francis Gomado told Starr News, bodies of the deceased persons have been deposited at the morgue of the same Hospital for preservation and identification while the suspect driver in Charge of the DAF Tanker Stephen Obeng is in Police Custody assisting in the investigation.

    Source: Starr FM

     

  • Tree kills driver in parked car in Kumasi

    A motorist was killed in a freak accident when a tree fell on his car while he parked his vehicle amidst high winds, witnesses said.

    The man only identified as Alhaji was pronounced dead at the scene near the Asanteman Senior High School, on Thursday.

    He was said to have parked his vehicle while awaiting passengers when the tree fell just before 17:00 GMT, officers who were at the scene told Dailymailgh.com.

    Though two of his colleagues escaped unhurt, it was too late for him to do so as he sat on the boot of his Opel Astra car with registration AW 7248-14.

    It took the intervention of some chainsaw operators to cut through the fallen Neam tree to recover the body which had been trapped in the mangled vehicle.

    Police later declared him dead at the scene. The incident caused heavy vehicular traffic on the busy road.

    The body of the deceased was sent to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for preservation and autopsy.

    Though the Suame Divisional Police Command has described the incident as an “unnatural death,” it is, however, investigating the case.

     

    Source: Daily Mail

  • Two dead after VIP buses crash on Asiakwa-Kyebi road

    A bus driver and one passenger have been confirmed dead after two VIP buses crashed in the Eastern Region.

    The two buses headed from Accra to Kumasi to Accra- crashed when they attempted to carry out an overtaking at the Akyem-Adukrom stretch of the Asiakwa-Kyebi road.

    According to the Kyebi MTTD Commander DSP Henry Agyemang, the main Bunso Apedwa stretch of the Accra Kumasi highway was closed to traffic on Wednesday morning following an accident on Tuesday evening involving a petrol tanker and an Opel Cardet at Asiakwa Junction which blocked the main road.

    Police personnel diverted the main Kumasi-Accra road through to Kyebi in order to clear the previous accident and prevent another fatality on the road.

    In explaining how the accident happened, DSP Agyemang said one of the VIP bus drivers who performed the first overtaking manoeuvre saw a sprinter bus coming from the Kumasi stretch and veered off the road to avoid a head-on collision but the second driver did not see the incoming vehicle on time.

    Just when he did and veered off the road, he crashed into the back of the first bus, killing himself instantly. A passenger who sat behind him also died in the hospital.

    Police have managed to open a portion of the Apedwa-Bonsu junction stretch of the Accra-Kumasi road in order to manage the situation and save lives.

    DSP Henry Agyemang cautioned drivers to be extremely careful when driving especially in the raining season to avoid fatalities on the road.

     

    Source: myjoyonline 

  • Asokore Mampong: Three persons sustain injuries as trailer runs into building

    Three persons at Aboabo Extension Number 1 in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region on Sunday, June 14, 2020, sustained varying degrees of injuries after a trailer vehicle run into their building.

    The trailer is said to have failed its break, veered off the road and destroyed a nearby building.

    The injured persons were subsequently rushed to the hospital.

    Over 15 persons were also rendered homeless after their homes were destroyed.

    Attah Kofi Eli, one of the persons whose rooms were destroyed by the trailer said although some persons were injured, they are more concerned about where they will be sleeping in the coming days.

    He is thus calling on the National Disaster Management Organization and other agencies to come to their aid.

     

    Source: citinewsroom 

  • Five dead in Gomoa Dabenyi accident

    Five passengers have died in an accident that occurred at Gomoa Dabenyi on the Kasoa-Winneba highway in the Central Region.

    The accident involved a Sprinter Benz Bus with registration number GX 5149-19 which was loaded with many passengers from Takoradi and was heading towards Accra.

    The other accident vehicle is a DAF Cargo truck with registration number GT 915-C had developed a fault and had been parked on the right side of the road when coming from Takoradi.

    Eyewitnesses say the Sprinter driver tried to overtake about six cars upon reaching Dabenyi Township but in the event, he spotted a cargo truck coming from Accra direction so he decided to veer off from the road and collided with the faulty Cargo truck which had reportedly been parked for about six months.

    The injured and deceased were sent to Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital by the Ghana Ambulance Service.

    It took Fire Service officers about four hours to remove the accident victims who had been stuck in the mangled vehicle.

    Meanwhile, Gomoa Buduburam Station Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, Ishmael Eshun has appealed to the government to provide them with cutting machines and other equipment to enable them to save the lives of accident victims.

     

    Source: Kasapa FM

  • 2 feared dead as Kia truck rams into traders

    A Kia truck rammed into traders and cars at Kumasi, injuring several traders and crashing into cars.

    The incident which happened at the Adehyeman market on Monday, June 8, 2020 reportedly affected 7 persons, with 2 feared dead and 5 sustaining various degrees of injury.

    The truck with registration number GT 5361-16 which was heading towards Kejetia after offloading goods had a failed brake, veered off the road and rammed into the traders and the cars.

    The injured have been rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • 5 injured in 2 separate accidents

    Four people sustained injuries in two separate accidents that occurred around Huniso and Awhitieso communities in the Western Region.

    Chief Inspector George Kwabena Osei at the Tarkwa Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the first accident involved Mazda Demio taxi cab with registration number WR 8746-19 and a Toyota Tacoma Pickup with registration number GX 7251-14.

    He said on May 28, this year, at about 0900 hours, the taxi cab driver Bismark Asirifi who was transporting three passengers from Samahu towards Huniso in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, veered off his lane and crashed into a Pickup from the opposite direction, injuring the three onboard in the taxicab and the Pickup driver.

    In a related development on 29 May, 2020, Francis Edom, 47, a driver of Hyundai Grace H100 with registration number WR694-18 was driving from Takoradi towards Tarkwa and attempted to overtake a vehicle in the process collided with a Land Rover with registration number GS8408-11 and one person got injured.

    He stated that one out of the five persons injured were sent to the Tarkwa Municipal hospital for treatment and were treated and discharged while the rest were still on admission receiving further medical attention.
    Inspector Osei indicated that both the taxi cab driver and the Hyundai Grace H100 driver were in police custody at Tarkwa to assist in investigation.

    He emphasized that the necessary efforts were been made to tow all the accident vehicles to the Tarkwa police station for testing.

    Source: GNA

  • Six feared dead in Swedru-Winneba road accident

    Six passengers onboard a Hyundai Grace commercial vehicle are feared dead in an accident that occurred at Gomoa Osamkrom on the Agona Swedru-Winneba main road Tuesday afternoon.

    The accident involved a Hyundai Grace with registration number GT 4110-13 which was loaded with many passengers and was heading towards Winneba.

    The other accident vehicle is a DAF tanker truck with registration number GT 7728-16 which was heading towards a gas filling station at Agona Swedru to offload gas.

    According to information gathered by Graphic Online’s Glibert Mawuli Agbey, another vehicle did an overtaking but had to slow down abruptly in front of the tanker truck.

    In an attempt to avoid running into the vehicle which had slowed down abruptly ahead of it, the tanker driver applied his brakes whilst descending a slippery slope towards the Osamkrom township.

    In the process, the tanker skidded off the road and hit the Hyundai which veered off the road into a nearby bush.

    Officials of the Swedru Municipal Fire Service and the personnel from the Swedru Divisional unit of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service rushed to the scene to maintain law and order.

    Six passengers onboard both vehicles including the drivers and their mates who were severely injured were rescued and taken to the Swedru Government Hospital for emergency medical attention.

    However, some passengers who are yet to be identified were trapped in the Hyundai vehicle.

    For more than six hours, attempts were still underway by the security personnel to rescue them.

    Some eyewitnesses said they saw about six people trapped in the Hyundai vehicle which was under the tanker.

    Confirmation

    Confirming the incident to Graphic Online, the station Officer at the Swedru Divisional MTTD, Chief Inspector Sampson Boamah said that the rescue team would only be able to retrieve the dead bodies if the LPG gas is discharged from the tanker.

    He noted that the situation at the scene of the accident was being attended to with a lot of caution since any little mistake could lead to an explosion which may have devastating effects on the adjoining communities.

    He noted that a recovery truck is in the process of trying to remove the container so that the bodies of the passengers trapped to death could be deposited at the morgue for autopsy.

    He noted that members of the Osamkrom community who are very close to the accident have been sensitized to avoid flammable items close to the scene that could lead to the explosion of the tanker.

    Meanwhile, the Swedru-Winneba main road has been blocked to traffic as commuters and drivers would have to use alternative routes to get to their respective destinations.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh 

  • Two injured, vehicles damaged in accidents at Teacher Mante

    Multiple Vehicle accident on Teacher Mante stretch of Accra to Kumasi Highways has led to injuries of drivers and damages to vehicles.

    The accidents involved four (4) vehicles, Matrix Salon car with registration number GX 4265-18 with the driver named Isaac Quashie, Howo A7 Trailer with registration number GT 3609-20, Daf Trailer with registration GT 5740-19 fully loaded with bags of cement, and Toyota Hiace with registration number GT 5740 19.

    According to an eyewitness all the four (4) vehicles were speeding from Accra direction towards Kumasi,

    On reaching a section of the road, the trailer slowed down with indicator light that it was negotiating a curve. This caused the driver in charge of the matrix Salon car to slow down.

    However, the Daf Trailer failed to reduce speed as a result crushed the Matix Salon car in front of him which made it veered off the main road, and hit the Howo Trailer

    The Daf Trailer driver lost control of the steering wheel as a result of the impact hence hit a Toyota Hiace bus which has been packed along the road with no passenger on board.

    Both drivers of the two vehicles escaped unhurt except the driver of the Daf Trailer who sustained serious injury and rushed to Nsawam Government Hospital for medical treatment.

    Source: mynewsghana.net

  • Kawukudi: Truck filled with macroni involved in accident

    A truck carrying two containers filled with macroni was on Sunday, 31 May 2020 involved in an accident at Kawukudi near Nima in Accra.

    The truck which was returning from Tema was headed towards the Dzorwulu N1 Highway.

    The driver of the truck was said to have lost its acceleration which caused the truck to fall back downwards dislodgeding its content on the road around the Kawukudi traffic light.

    There were however no casualties.

    The truck head has since been carted off by the police to the Nima Police Station.

     

    Source: Class FM

  • Heavily loaded cargo truck topples on Tema motorway

    A cargo truck headed to the Accra Central Business district from Tema has toppled on the Tema motorway, few meters away from the Toyota Ghana head office, causing an obstruction to traffic flow.

    According to the driver of the cargo truck, the accident happened after a Volkswagen saloon car tried to switch into his lane.

    Speaking in an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb, the driver of the cargo truck said in an attempt to avert the situation he rather ended up smashing into the Volkswagen Bora.

    The truck was heavily loaded with bags of rice, with just the driver while the saloon car with registration number GE2000V had two occupants including the driver.

    All persons escaped unscathed.

    The accident created a bit of traffic on the highway, causing Police officers to control vehicles plying that stretch to ease the jam.

    The occupants of the saloon car refused to comment when the team reached out to them.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • One year-old baby, 2 adults killed in gory accident

    A year-old baby and two male adults were killed, while 11 others suffered injuries in an accident, at Anoff near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, on Tuesday.

    The road crash, which occurred at about 8:30a.m, involved a Tipper Truck with registration number GT 9928-20, a Hyundai vehicle with registration number GT 5747-19 and Urvan vehicle with registration number GE 4369-11.

    The personnel from the Nsawam District Police and the Ghana National Fire Service were also at the scene to ensure free flow of traffic and help in rescue of victims

    The accident brought a large crowd to the scene, who wanted to catch a glimpse of the incident, and were not wearing masks or adhering to social distancing directives.

    In an interview a survivor of the accident, who pleaded anonymity, said the vehicle with number GT 5747-19 was moving from Michel Camp in the Kpone Katamaso District, to Oda in the Eastern Region, while the truck was from Nsawam direction to Adeiso.

    She said the Urvan vehicle burst it tyre and crashed into the truck resulting in the death and injuries of the occupants in the car and that of the Urvan.

    Another eyewitness said the residents who heard of the crash of the vehicles, proceeded to the scene to help rescue the victims to the hospital.

    The Nsawam District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police (Supt) Marian Adu-Owusu, who confirmed the tragedy to the Ghanaian Times, here, yesterday, said the police went to the accident scene to help rescue the injured and ensure free flow of traffic.

    He said the bodies have been taken to the Nsawam Government Hospital morgue whilst efforts were being made to trace relations of the deceased.

    The police commander said three others who were in critical condition, were transferred to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, and investigation into the cause of the accident was ongoing.

    Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh

  • One year old baby among 3 persons dead in gory accident at Nsawam

    A year-old baby boy has been identified among three persons who died in a gory accident on Nsawam to Adieso highway on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.

    The fatal motor accident occurred about 7:30 am according to the Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh.

    He said a yet to be identified driver in charge of Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number GE 4369-11 from New Abrem to Accra with ten passengers on board, on reaching a section of the road at Anoff, on the Nsawam Adeiso main motor road, the driver allegedly overtook an unidentified vehicle and crashed head-on with a Howo tipper truck with registration number GT 9928-20 at the opposite lane.

    He said, the impact pushed another Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number GT 5747-19, being driven by Samuel Cabo, 41, which was behind the tipper truck with ten occupants and plunged into a gutter at the offside edge of the road, injuring all two drivers and the occupants of their vehicles.

    DSP Ebenezer Tetteh said, the Victims, including the suspect drivers, were rushed to Nsawam Government hospital and Adeiso Health Center for medical attention, however, the driver in charge of Toyota Hiace bus with registration number GE 4369-11, an unidentified male with age around 45 and the One-year-old boy on board his vehicle were pronounced dead on arrival at Nsawam Government hospital.

    The bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital for identification, preservation and autopsy, whilst two adult females and one adult male yet to be identified had been referred to Korle- Bu Teaching hospital for intensive care.

    Other victims are responding to treatment.

    All the accident vehicles have been extensively damaged but towed from the accident scene.

     

    Source: Kasapa FM

  • Accident victims buried in mass grave in Kintampo

    The Kintampo Divisional Police headquarters in conjunction with Kintampo Municipal Assembly and environmental health authorities have organized a mass burial for 25 passengers who died in a gory accident last March.

    The 25 bodies could not be identified by their families after they were burnt beyond recognition in the deadly accident on March 2; and over the weekend, the authorities took the initiative to give them a peaceful rest.

    Municipal Chief Executive of Kintampo, Michael Baffoe Sarkodie, said all necessary legal procedures prior to the mass burial were followed before carrying out the mass burial.

    Some families, who suspected their relations died in the accident but could not identify their bodies, were there to lend their support to the solemn ceremony.

    One of them, James Musah, whose wife Monica Musah, also perished in the accident told the media he could now have his peace of mind since his wife has now received an eternal resting place.

    The mass burial was witnessed by some chiefs, religious leaders, security personnel and some personnel from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including the environmental health unit of the Kintampo Assembly and some officials from the court.

    Addressing local media after the burial, the MCE, Michael Baffoe Sarkodie, called for public discussion on the modalities to stop the frequent carnage on the road, Tamale Kintampo Highway.

    The Divisional Police Commander, DSP Francis Adjei, on his part, said the police were yet to forward the postmortem result conducted on the bodies to the appropriate authorities for action.

    The fatal accident occurred at Dawadawa near Golumpe at Kintampo in the Bono East Region on the Kumasi-Tamale highway, where the lives of 31 people, with 28 burnt beyond recognition, were cut short.

    The tragedy struck close to the area where similar road carnage claimed the lives of more than 55 on the spot, last year.

     

    Source: Daily Guide Network

  • Woman, 65, dies after trotro crashes into stationary truck

    A 65-year old woman died on Tuesday [May 20, 2020] after a commercial vehicle driver believed to be escaping arrest for not wearing a face mask ran his vehicle, loaded with passengers, into a stationary truck.

    The incident which happened at Kenyasi in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region has thrown family of the deceased, Janet Adumako into a state of mourning.

    According to relatives, the deceased was aboard the vehicle with her daughter, son-in-law and other passengers when the incident happened.

    The driver and the other passengers who survived the crash have been hospitalized and receiving treatment.

    The mangled vehicle with registration number AS 3792-19 has been towed to the Kenyasi Police station as police begin investigations into the matter.

     

    Source: citinewsroom 

  • Accident on Tarkwa-Damang road leave nine injured

    Nine people have sustained injuries in an accident that occurred at Aboso on the Tarkwa-Damang road in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality.

    The victims; Godfred Ayivi, Martin K Mawuli, David Mensah, Abubakar Mohammed , Wisdom Ogbeide, Emmanuel Amoah, Isaac Gyemah, Christopher Yeboah and Emmanuel Appiah, between the ages of 20-25 have been admitted at the Apinto Government Hospital.

    Chief Inspector George Kwabena Osei, an investigator at the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD), Tarkwa, told the Ghana News Agency that on 15 May 2020, at about 1530 hours, Kwame Addo, a 30-year-old driver with a Fiat Bucato with registration number GW 9000-15 had nine passengers on board.

    The victims, all sales representatives of Modern Marketing Ventures in Takoradi were allegedly heading towards Aboso from Tarkwa, he indicated.

    According to Inspector Osei, when the driver arrived in a community popularly known as Housing, he attempted to negotiate a sharp curve and in the process somersaulted.

    The occupants were quickly rushed to the Apinto Government Hospital for treatment.

    Three mobile phones and twenty-two sacks containing assaulted cosmetics were retrieved from the accident scene and have been conveyed to the Unit office, he added.

    He said the MTTD has commenced investigations to ascertain the cause of the accident.

     

    Source: GNA

  • Two escape death at Akyempim

    A 55-year-old taxi driver, Peter Asare, and a passenger narrowly escaped death when the vehicle they were traveling in rammed into a container store at Akyempim.

    The driver and passenger however did not sustain any injury after the accident.

    An investigator of the Tarkwa Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD), Chief Inspector George Kwabena Osei, confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency at Akyempim.

    He said on Wednesday, May 13, at about 1330 hours, Asare was driving a Toyota Matrix taxi cab with registration number GR-9260-17 and had a passenger on board from Tarkwa Township towards Akyempim.

    Mr. Osei explained that when he got to a section of the road near Crown fuel station at Akyempim on the Tarkwa-Takoradi Highway, he veered off the road and bumped into a container store.

    He said the vehicle was tested by the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) and released to the owner, adding that, the driver was assisting the police to investigate the case.

     

    Source: GNA 

  • Ban sprinter buses from embarking on long journeys MTTD chief

    Kibi Divisional Commander of Motor Traffic and Transport Department(MTTD) DSP Henry Agyemang has called for Mercedes Benz Sprinter commercial buses to be banned from embarking on long journeys.

    He made the comment while commenting on an accident that claimed the lives of Eight (8) persons on the Akyem Anyinasin stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway on Tuesday night.

    DSP Henry Agyemang explained that two Mercedes Sprinter vehicles were speeding from Accra direction towards Kumasi in the evening but upon reaching the section of the road bumped into a fully loaded Cargo truck which had developed a mechanical fault in the middle of the lane.

    The first driver of Sprinter Bus managed to drive past it but the second vehicle closely following the first Vehicle crushed into the Cargo truck with registration number, AS 5280 N which had the driver of the truck and a mechanic under it fixing the fault.

    He said, the Sprinter driver and three other passengers out of eleven (11) onboard died on the spot while the driver of the Truck who was helping a mechanic fix fault on his truck was killed.

    DSP Agyemang said, three (3) out of the other injured passengers rushed to Engresi Government Hospital died upon arrival. The deceased included the only female passenger who was in the Sprinter Bus.

    Two of the injured passengers are in critical condition but the passenger who was seated at the front of the Sprinter Bus has been treated and discharged helping police with the investigation into the cause of the accident.

    DSP Agyemang told Kasapa News Akwasi Nsiah that banning Sprinter buses will go a long way in reducing accidents on our highways as this brand of vehicle is one that is known to be mostly involved in accidents due to overspeeding by drivers.

    “Sprinter buses must be stopped from going on long journeys, they are the cause of most of the accidents on our highways. The drivers love to overspeed very carelessly most of the time and end up causing needless deaths. The way to go to reduce accidents is to ban this type of commercial vehicle from embarking on intercity travels.”

    Source: Kasapa FM

  • Two die in accident at Gomoa Ankamu

    Two men met their untimely death when the taxi cab they were travelling in got involved in an accident at Gomoa Ankamu on Tuesday afternoon.

    Mr Abdul Wasiu Hudu, Central Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) who confirmed the accident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said it occurred around 14.27hrs.

    He said fire officers at the Apam Fire Station were informed about the accident and so rushed to the scene.

    Mr Hudu said the team found a taxi cab with registration number (GS 5436-19) which was travelling from Mankessim towards Accra lying on its roof with occupants trapped inside.

    He said the firemen had some difficult time removing the two occupants who were found dead.

    He said though the cause of the accident was not immediately known, the taxi cab was carrying liquid substances suspected to be alcohol.

    According to an eye witness, the taxi cab was spotted moving dangerously on the road and suddenly somersaulted and hit the rear of a Man Diesel truck ahead of it, landing off the road in the process.

    The bodies of the two unidentified men have since been deposited at the St. Louis Catholic Hospital at Apam.

     

    Source: GNA

  • Eight dead in fatal accident on Accra-Kumasi highway

    Eight (8) persons have lost their lives in a fatal accident on Accra to Kumasi Highway.

    Three (3) persons who sustained life-threatening injuries are on admission.

    The fatal accident occurred Tuesday evening around 8:30 pm on Akyem Anyinasin stretch of the highway which is a few Kilometers away from Akyem Asiakwa junction in the Eastern Region.

    The Kibi Divisional Commander of Motor Traffic and Transport Department(MTTD) DSP Henry Agyemang explained to Starr News, two Mercedes Sprinter Vehicles were speeding from Accra direction towards Kumasi in the evening but upon reaching the section of the road bumped into a fully loaded Cargo truck which had developed a mechanical fault in the middle of the lane.

    The first driver of Sprinter Bus managed to drive past it but the second vehicle closely following the first Vehicle crushed into the Cargo truck with registration number, AS 5280 N which had the driver of the truck and a mechanic under it fixing the fault.

    He said, the Sprinter driver and three other passengers out of eleven (11) onboard died on the spot while the driver of the Truck who was helping a mechanic fix fault on his truck was killed.

    DSP Agyemang said, three (3) out of the other injured passengers rushed to Engresi Government Hospital died upon arrival. The deceased included the only female passenger who was in the Sprinter Bus.

    Two of the injured passengers are in critical condition but the passenger who was seated at the front of the Sprinter Bus has been treated and discharged helping police with the investigation into the cause of the accident.

    Body of the deceased persons have been deposited at the Kibi Government Hospital morgue.

    Meanwhile, the local Police personnel worked tirelessly throughout the night till the next morning to ensure that the injured are saved while the 8 bodies were properly preserved, while the road was also cleared.

     

    Source: StarrFM 

  • NPP Asuogyaman constituency chairman reportedly involved in motor accident

    The New Patriotic Party chairman of the Asuogyaman constituency in the Eastern region, Dr Akyea Darkwa, has been involved in a motor accident Monday evening.

    Dr. Darkwa was returning from Accra with other executive members of the party, theghanareport.com monitored a JoyNews report.

    But the politician was travelling alone in his vehicle when the accident occurred.

    He is reported to have run into a broken-down truck on the Asutuare road. The said truck had no reflectors or any warning signs for motorist plying the road.

    He is currently on admission at the Akosombo hospital awaiting referral to the Saint Joseph hospital in Koforidua.

    He is reported to have sustained multiple fractured injuries in the right leg and hand.

    Source: theghanareport.com

  • Police find gunshot wound on VRA senior staff who died in gory accident

    A police report detailing the circumstances that led to the death of a senior staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) at Akuse in the Eastern region, who was involved in a road accident, showed that the deceased sustained a wound suspected to be from a gunshot.

    Eric Dogbe, 47, an engineer with the VRA was on Saturday, May 2 pronounced dead on arrival at the Akuse Government hospital after he was involved in a car accident with one other who was admitted.

    According to the police corona report on the death of Mr. Dogbe, the deceased was driving an unregistered Toyota Corolla vehicle with one occupant on board from Juapong to Akuse.

    “On reaching a section of the road a few metres away from the VRA Security checkpoint he lost control of the steering wheel and as a result the vehicle veered off its lane into the opposite lane and entered a canal nearby”, parts of the reports read.

    “On careful examination of the body, police found a wound suspected to be a gunshot at the right back of his shoulder”, it added.

    Meanwhile, 3ews.com gathers that family of the deceased suspect a foul play by some staff of the VRA following the revelation of gunshot wounds by the police report.

     

    Source: 3 News

  • VRA Senior Staff dies in gory accident

    A senior staff of Volta River Authority (VRA) has died in a gory accident at Akuse in the Eastern region.

    The deceased, Eric Dogbe, 46, an Engineer with VRA was driving an unregistered Toyota Corolla vehicle with one occupant Peter Horlornyo from Juapong to Akuse.

    According to eyewitnesses, the deceased who was speeding lost control of the steering wheel on reaching a section of the road few metres away from the VRA security checkpoint and as a result, the vehicle veered off its lane into the opposite lane and entered a Canal by the roadside.

    Both sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Akuse Government Hospital for treatment but Eric Dogbe was pronounced dead on arrival whilst Peter Horlonyor is said to be in critical condition.

    The body of the deceased has been deposited at the mortuary.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh confirmed the accident to Starr News. He said the Akuse Police has commenced an investigation into the incident.

    According to the Akuse District Police Command, the incident occurred on May 2, 2020 at about 16:15 pm.

    Source: Starr FM

  • COVID-19 flattens road fatalities by 40% during lockdown

    The deadly coronavirus has caused a drastic cut in road accident fatalities even though it is synonymous with deaths and hospitalisation of its victims.

    The disease which compelled President Nana Akufo-Addo to lockdown some parts of the country between March 30, 2020, and April 20, 2020, has plummeted national road mortalities by 40%, a significant slump from 115 to 69, for the same period in 2019.

    The restriction of movement placed in Accra, Kumasi, Kasoa and Tema, areas that were considered epicentres, resulted in less vehicular population and road users on the streets, according to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD).

    The Head of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, Superintendent Alex Obeng, told theghanareport.com in an exclusive interview: “While last year by now 115 Ghanaians have been killed, this year, though one death is one too many when you look at the figures, it is obvious that there has been a significant massive reduction in terms of deaths to 69”.

    Comparing statistics from the MTTD for the same period, vehicles involved in crashes reduced from 1,346 to 759, a dip of a significant 44 percent.

    Road accidents during lockdown, Source: theghanareport.com with data from MTTD

    Motor riders were banned from picking a pillion riders in order to observe social distancing protocols and resulted in a slash of motorcycle accidents from 278 to 216. There were fewer vehicles on the roads due to the temporary closure of many businesses with some personnel working from home. Only essential workers were permitted to continue normal duties. As a result, private vehicles involved in carnage declined from 606 to 280 and commercial vehicles from 462 to 263.

    Motor accidents during lockdown compared to same period in 2019
    Motor accidents during lockdown compared to the same period in 2019

    The total number of crashes reported also recorded a downward trend from 785 to 472, approximately 40% reduction.

    Pedestrian knockdown which was 173 in the previous with 36 deaths, also fell to 128 with 26 being killed.

    Head of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, Superintendent Alex Obeng
    Head of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, Superintendent Alex Obeng

    Superintendent Obeng observed, “The less vehicle and road users there are on any road space, there is a high propensity of minimal conflict leading to minimal preventable crash incidents”.

    Meanwhile, the country has recorded 1,279 total cases, with 134 recoveries and 10 deaths, as of March 24.

    The Greater Accra Region has recorded the highest number of cases with 1,089 followed by the Ashanti Region with a wide gap recording 69.

    Source:theghanareport.com

  • Kia truck kills twenty-year-old at Kwahu

    A Kia truck conveying mining equipment with registration number AS 9946-14, crashed a twenty-year-old man to death around Bonokrom junction in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region.

    The deceased, Kofi Adobia was riding an unregistered Haojin motorbike with Prince Ansah as the pillion rider when the accident happened on Monday at about 1830 hours.

    Ansah, 18, who sustained various degrees of injury, was quickly transported to the Enchi Government Hospital where he is currently on admission and receiving treatment.

    The body of the deceased, which was deposited at the same facility morgue, has been released to the family for burial after a postmortem.

    Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Henry Bacho, Divisional Commander of Enchi who confirmed the story to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said on April 20, 2020, the police had information that the deceased and the pillion rider were riding from Kwahu towards Enchi.

    He said when they reached Bonokrom junction between Samreboi and Bonokese interchange, the Kia truck which was driven by Kwame Nzuwa, 43, bumped the two which resulted in the death of Adobia while Ansah survived with injuries.

    ACP Bacho said the suspected driver fled from the accident scene but was apprehended the following day by the police at Asankragua and has been granted bail to assist investigations.

    According to the Divisional Commander, the father of the deceased later went to the Enchi police station and identified the victim as his son.

     

    Source: GNA

  • Cargo truck carrying passengers intercepted at Nkwanta South

    Police at Nkwanta South in the Oti region have intercepted a cargo truck which was transporting travelers and also loaded with other items heading towards the Northern region.

    The driver tried to outsmart security personnel stationed at various checkpoints but the police intercepted the truck through strict checks conducted in the Nkwanta South municipality.

    Detective Chief Inspector SK Gavor confirmed the incident and said: “We had information that some people were packed in a cargo truck from heading towards Nkwanta-Kpassa so we stopped the truck.”

    He added that the police had tasked the Municipal Health Directorate to conduct a surveillance medical checks on the passengers whether or not they have been infected with the deadly coronavirus disease.

    Source: pulse.com.gh

  • Man crashed to death at Akyempim

    A 24-year-old mechanic apprentice was confirmed dead in a motorbike accident that occurred at Akyempim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality.

    The body of the deceased had since been deposited at the Tarkwa Municipal hospital morgue for autopsy.

    An investigator at the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) in Tarkwa, Chief Inspector George Kwabena Osei who disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said that at about 2200 hours, Nana Hayford, now deceased, was riding Haojin motorbike with registration number M-20-WT 286 from Takoradi towards Aboso in the Prestea Huni-Valley constituency.

    Chief Inspector Osei said on reaching a section of the road at Akyempim, the deceased ran into a stationary earth-moving equipment belonging to Asabea Engineering construction Limited.

    He stated that the deceased sustained severe head injury and was conveyed to the Tarkwa Municipal hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

    Source: GNA

  • Vehicle runs over 9-year-old at Anyinam

    Information available to MyNewsGh.com is that a nine-year-old girl has been killed by an over speeding Toyota Corolla Saloon Car

    According to an eye witness who gave his name as Anim, the girl was knocked down by the car when she was crossing the road in Anyinam in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region.

    “I was here when she was sent to buy airtime, there was no car coming just as she reached the halfway from nowhere an over speeding corolla saloon hit her off the road…she died instantly,” he told MyNewsGh.com.

    He added that the driver of the saloon car together with one person is a critical condition and they have been admitted to Saviour Hospital at Akyem Osiem.

    The eyewitness added that the girl by virtue of the fact she is a Muslim, has since been buried by the family in accordance with the Islamic custom.

     

    Source: mynewsgh.com