DECEMBER 22, 2011
Kumasi — Mr. Noble Appiah, National Co- ordinator of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has entreated the general public to help improve road safety, through commitment and hard work.
Speaking at a service workshop under the theme: "Road safety, my responsibility", by the National Road Safety Commission, in collaboration with the Ministry Local Government and Rural development, on guidelines for mainstreaming road safety into programmes of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs), Mr. Appiah entreated everybody to be apostles of road safety.
He urged chief executives, the National Road Safety Commission, and institutions to get to work by taking a keen interest and control over the situation, and ensure that rules and regulations are enforced, irrespective of politicization, where people do things under the cover of a political party, which, he said, always undermined the situation.
According to him, it was all about an individual's responsibilities of attitudinal change, and the creativity of the Assemblies in their budget allocations to include road safety.
Mr. Appiah was worried over the weak enforcement of standards for the construction and use of vehicles, and gave the assurance that the National Road Safety Strategy III sets out long term safety objectives, and acknowledges national, regional and district plans, and also enforce the relationship and collaboration between NRSC, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Ghana Highways Authority (GHA), Department of Roads, and the MTTU.
The National Co-ordinator further observed that education, publicity and advocacy were very crucial, for which stakeholders regularly meet with the captains of industries.
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In a related development, OTEC FM, a Kumasi-based private radio station, in collaboration with the NRSC, DVLA, MTTU, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (Accident Unit), Ghana National Fire Service, Urban Passengers Transport, and Ghana Red Cross Society, had also organised a road safety campaign at the Neoplan Station at the Asafo Market, and interacted with stakeholders and the general public to join hands to fight the increasing accidents on our roads.
Mr. Oware Boateng, Ashanti Regional Coordinator of the NRSC, at the programme, expressed worry over the increase in road accidents in the country, and attributed it to over-speeding, over-loading, and fatigue on the part of some drivers, as some of them drive over four hours without rest.
Mr. G.D. Hlordzi, Ashanti Regional MTTU Commander, appealed to drivers to be abreast with the rules and regulations guiding their chosen profession, in their own interest.
source:all africa
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Friday, December 30, 2011
NEW ROAD SAFETY COMPANY
New Road Safety Company to reduce road accidents
DECEMBER 5, 2011
A new company, Road Safety Management Services Ltd (RSMSL), has been created to deal with the high incidence of road crashes and accidents on Ghana’s roads as a result of broken down vehicles left in the middle of the road.
RSMSL will provide a broad array of road safety services to the country on a build-operate-and transfer basis under a public-private partnership scheme, whereby the company will finance the supply, installation and maintenance of a network of traffic cameras to check excessive speeding and reckless driving.
It will also finance the operation and maintenance of vehicle recovery and towing services on the roads, to ensure rapid removal and recovery of accident/broken-down vehicles on the roads.
This was disclosed at a two-day training workshop for commanders of the Motor Traffic & Traffic Unit (MTTU) in Accra over the weekend on the theme, ‘Curbing the Carnage on Ghana’s roads through efficient and effective towing services.’
The training was organised by the Road Safety Management Services Ltd in conjunction with the Ghana Police Service under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and attended by major stakeholders within the road transport sector, including a representative for the Deputy Minister of Transport, Hon. Dzifa Attivor, the Inspector-General of Police, Paul Quaye, the Director for Vehicle Inspection & Registration (DVLA), Mr. George Ackom and Justice Joseph Bawah Akamba, Justice for the Court of Appeal.
It was also disclosed that the company is currently taking delivery of a wide range of sophisticated equipments and machinery in its promotion of road safety, including CCTV Systems, Surveillance systems, Breath Analyzers, Mobile Traffic Law Enforcement Vehicles, Variable Message Display Systems, Wireless and Fiber-optic-based CCTV monitoring systems among many others.
RSMSL is also in the process of constructing a full service vehicle parking lot that will accommodate towed, disabled and accident vehicles as well as the financing of the acquisition of twenty state-of-the-art ambulances to ensure the provision of consistent and reliable ambulance services at vantage points on major roads in Ghana.
Meanwhile, the Road Safety Management Services, a wholly-Ghanaian-owned company, which intends to provide an around-the-clock surveillance system, is expected to create a staggering six thousand jobs in the management of road safety, the ambulance services, towing services and surveillance systems.
According to a statement announcing the new company, its creation is informed by rampant road crashes on the roads, with available statistics showing that six people die daily through road accidents, while 1,800 perish in a year through road accidents in Ghana, with twenty three percent of the victims being occupants of commercial vehicles.
Statistics also indicate that many of the accidents are caused by the presence of broken-down vehicles on the roads.
Addressing the workshop participants, the IGP, Mr. Paul Quaye stressed that the major challenge facing the MTTU is the unavailability of proper towing services in the country and expressed his excitement at the creation of the Road Safety Management Services Ltd, (RSMSL), which is coming into business with technological expertise and resources in towing services that will help reduce deaths, create jobs and accelerate the economic development in the country.
He pledged the support of the Police Service to RSMSL in ensuring that the carnage on Ghana’s roads, especially during the coming yuletide, is reduced to its barest minimum.
On her part, Hon. Dzifa Attivor emphasised that an efficient and effective transport system is critical in promoting economic development. and congratulated the management of RSMSL in their attempt to reduce road accidents through the removal of broken- down vehicles from the roads.
Justice Akamba gave an overview of the Road Traffic Act and Regulations, while Mr. Ackom, a Director of DVLA identified and addressed challenges in efficient drivers and vehicle licensing management.
By Edmund Smith-Asante
SOURCE:http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2011/12/05/new-road-safety-company-to-reduce-road-accidents/
DECEMBER 5, 2011
A new company, Road Safety Management Services Ltd (RSMSL), has been created to deal with the high incidence of road crashes and accidents on Ghana’s roads as a result of broken down vehicles left in the middle of the road.
RSMSL will provide a broad array of road safety services to the country on a build-operate-and transfer basis under a public-private partnership scheme, whereby the company will finance the supply, installation and maintenance of a network of traffic cameras to check excessive speeding and reckless driving.
It will also finance the operation and maintenance of vehicle recovery and towing services on the roads, to ensure rapid removal and recovery of accident/broken-down vehicles on the roads.
This was disclosed at a two-day training workshop for commanders of the Motor Traffic & Traffic Unit (MTTU) in Accra over the weekend on the theme, ‘Curbing the Carnage on Ghana’s roads through efficient and effective towing services.’
The training was organised by the Road Safety Management Services Ltd in conjunction with the Ghana Police Service under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and attended by major stakeholders within the road transport sector, including a representative for the Deputy Minister of Transport, Hon. Dzifa Attivor, the Inspector-General of Police, Paul Quaye, the Director for Vehicle Inspection & Registration (DVLA), Mr. George Ackom and Justice Joseph Bawah Akamba, Justice for the Court of Appeal.
It was also disclosed that the company is currently taking delivery of a wide range of sophisticated equipments and machinery in its promotion of road safety, including CCTV Systems, Surveillance systems, Breath Analyzers, Mobile Traffic Law Enforcement Vehicles, Variable Message Display Systems, Wireless and Fiber-optic-based CCTV monitoring systems among many others.
RSMSL is also in the process of constructing a full service vehicle parking lot that will accommodate towed, disabled and accident vehicles as well as the financing of the acquisition of twenty state-of-the-art ambulances to ensure the provision of consistent and reliable ambulance services at vantage points on major roads in Ghana.
Meanwhile, the Road Safety Management Services, a wholly-Ghanaian-owned company, which intends to provide an around-the-clock surveillance system, is expected to create a staggering six thousand jobs in the management of road safety, the ambulance services, towing services and surveillance systems.
According to a statement announcing the new company, its creation is informed by rampant road crashes on the roads, with available statistics showing that six people die daily through road accidents, while 1,800 perish in a year through road accidents in Ghana, with twenty three percent of the victims being occupants of commercial vehicles.
Statistics also indicate that many of the accidents are caused by the presence of broken-down vehicles on the roads.
Addressing the workshop participants, the IGP, Mr. Paul Quaye stressed that the major challenge facing the MTTU is the unavailability of proper towing services in the country and expressed his excitement at the creation of the Road Safety Management Services Ltd, (RSMSL), which is coming into business with technological expertise and resources in towing services that will help reduce deaths, create jobs and accelerate the economic development in the country.
He pledged the support of the Police Service to RSMSL in ensuring that the carnage on Ghana’s roads, especially during the coming yuletide, is reduced to its barest minimum.
On her part, Hon. Dzifa Attivor emphasised that an efficient and effective transport system is critical in promoting economic development. and congratulated the management of RSMSL in their attempt to reduce road accidents through the removal of broken- down vehicles from the roads.
Justice Akamba gave an overview of the Road Traffic Act and Regulations, while Mr. Ackom, a Director of DVLA identified and addressed challenges in efficient drivers and vehicle licensing management.
By Edmund Smith-Asante
SOURCE:http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2011/12/05/new-road-safety-company-to-reduce-road-accidents/
4 dead- Abeka-Lepaz; Tetteh;
Road Accidents in Accra, Kumasi claim four lives
(december 30,2011)
Three accidents have again been reported in parts of the country. They are the Abeka-Lapaz road, Tetteh-Quashie-Shiashie road and in Kumasi.
The accident which occurred early Friday morning on the Abeka-Lapaz road claimed three lives.
The Commander of the MTTU, ACP Awunbutoge Awuni told Radio Ghana that the situation calls for more alertness and concern from civil society to stem the tide.
Meanwhile, one person is reported dead and many others injured in an accident that occurred Friday morning involving a cargo truck and a passenger bus at KNUST junction in Kumasi.
The accident occurred around 5:0am when a Kumasi-bound Benz 207 bus run into a fully loaded mini truck while trying to overtake another vehicle on the wrong side of the road.
Radio Ghana’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent reports that the injured have been taken to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment.
Source: GBC
http://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.719435
(december 30,2011)
Three accidents have again been reported in parts of the country. They are the Abeka-Lapaz road, Tetteh-Quashie-Shiashie road and in Kumasi.
The accident which occurred early Friday morning on the Abeka-Lapaz road claimed three lives.
The Commander of the MTTU, ACP Awunbutoge Awuni told Radio Ghana that the situation calls for more alertness and concern from civil society to stem the tide.
Meanwhile, one person is reported dead and many others injured in an accident that occurred Friday morning involving a cargo truck and a passenger bus at KNUST junction in Kumasi.
The accident occurred around 5:0am when a Kumasi-bound Benz 207 bus run into a fully loaded mini truck while trying to overtake another vehicle on the wrong side of the road.
Radio Ghana’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent reports that the injured have been taken to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment.
Source: GBC
http://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.719435
GHANA ROAD ACCIDENTS INCREASE
Ghana Road accidents on the increase
(November 2011)
Following the recent death of two Members of Parliament through motor accidents, which have also not spared presidential convoys, Ghanaians are now thinking about how dangerous their roads have become.
Sam Sarpong
Road transport caters for 96 per cent of national freight tonnage and 97 per cent of passenger traffic.
In 2001, the country was rated the second highest road traffic accident-prone among six West African countries with 73 deaths per 10,000 accidents.
From January to March this year, Accra alone recorded 1,417 motor accidents involving 2,125 vehicles. According to the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the police during this period, there were 78 fatalities, 373 serious injury cases and 966 minor cases in which vehicles ran into other vehicles.
For those who doubt the statistics, the reality is that Ghanaians are now seeing the havoc that road indiscipline has been causing more than they ever thought, as mangled vehicles and bodies continue to be dangled before them in the media.
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Services, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosah, could not have put it more succinctly when he declared recently that the most "deadly disease", at the moment is motor accidents.
Since Ghana’s President, John Kufuor assumed the mantle of leadership, he has encountered at least three very serious accidents involving his convoys with about six security personnel dying as a result. Two Members of Parliament belonging to Kufuor’s party have also died this year owing to accidents and the Vice-President’s convoy has also been involved in an accident in which a teenager has died.
But like many issues, it has taken these high profile cases to highlight the indiscipline on the Ghanaian roads. The number of vehicles on the roads has greatly increased in recent years owing largely to the government’s liberalised policy of ensuring the availability of vehicles. Unfortunately, road maintenance, driver education, vehicle upkeep and traffic enforcement have not grown accordingly. The result - the roads have become deathtraps.
In most places, drivers seemingly fail to adhere to road signs. Even where they are apprehended for road offences, some are able to bribe their way by seeking the assistance of corrupt police motor traffic officers who by and large, have been partly to blame for the escalation in road accidents.
The driving standard of many drivers has also been recognised to be poor, leading to a severe impact on the traffic accident problem. A general low educational level of the driver population in combination with low economy and lack of widespread formalised driver education have been contributing factors to the problem. The newly established DVLA (Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority) has put the problem into focus and is seeking assistance to improve conditions.
It is, however, common knowledge that some people even get their licences through dubious means, a situation that has led to wrong people acquiring licences for which they are not qualified to hold. Over the years, the Ghana Association of Driving Schools has enlivened this debate, suggesting that only through licensing could drivers be able to hold on their own.
But what beats the imagination of many people is the seemingly disregard for even presidential convoys. The list of road accidents involving presidential convoys seems baffling enough. Last month, Kufuor narrowly escaped death when a taxicab crossed his convoy. One person died on the spot, while three others later at the hospital. In March, a student was killed when he was knocked off his bicycle in an accident involving the Vice President’s convoy.
In February, the presidential convoy was involved in another accident in which two of the presidential security guards died. The accident occurred when the President’s convoy was on its way to Accra after an official assignment in the Volta Region. Prior to that, two security men attached to the president had been killed when they were thrown out of their vehicle after it hit a big pothole during another official engagement.
In January, a drunken driver was arrested when he drove and blocked the presidential convoy. The driver ignored the sound of the siren to stop and drove on instead. In the process, the driver nearly knocked down one of the presidential dispatch riders with his Mercedes Benz bus.
Such reckless driving has led to the untimely death of some presidential dispatch outriders in the past two years. The latest victim was crushed to death by a pick-up in Accra, while ahead of the presidential convoy.
But the indiscipline has not been limited to the present period. It is recalled that ex- President Jerry Rawlings, also had a scare during his tenure of office when a mini bus drove into his convoy from an unauthorised entry. Four of his bodyguards died on the spot.
But the April accident involving Kufuor’s convoy has now stirred up arguments in many social circles. The MTTU is threatening to be hard on recalcitrant drivers. But how far it could on this is another matter. It has inadequate equipment and is constrained logistically to check road offences.
From another perspective, it seems Ghana has not been prepared to accommodate the very rapid increase of traffic. Lack of experience and aggregated skills and knowledge has set back the concerted action to deal with the traffic safety problems.
Ghana’s public transport, for instance, is in shambles, private commercial operators now fill the gap whose desire for profits knows no boundary. Drivers compete strenuously to pick up passengers. Some do not even rest at all, since the number of rounds they make in a day is a strong determinant of the money they can make.
People are now touting for the enforcement of traffic regulations to the letter. Vincent Appiah, a Senior Technical officer of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority (VELD) says district assemblies should establish motor courts to handle traffic offences. "This has become necessary because traffic offences are being delayed at the traditional courts". Appiah suggests that such courts could fast track cases and ensure drivers are dealt with promptly and in accordance with the law.
"Perhaps when we reach the point where individuals are valued and life is respected, then behaviour and habits will change for the better," says Kofi Kyeremeh, a parent, who lost his only son through an accident recently. He believes one way to curb the problem is to take tough measures to evolve harsh laws relating to those violating the rules.
"Another way," argues Kwame Adu, an accident victim, "is for passengers themselves to take their safety in their own hands and refuse to travel in speeding buses or on over-crowded boats."
For now, the government seems to be listening to the views being expressed by the people, not merely because people are talking about road accidents but for the fact that it has experienced enough to know how it feels like.
Source: News from Africa
Website:http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_594.html
(November 2011)
Following the recent death of two Members of Parliament through motor accidents, which have also not spared presidential convoys, Ghanaians are now thinking about how dangerous their roads have become.
Sam Sarpong
Road transport caters for 96 per cent of national freight tonnage and 97 per cent of passenger traffic.
In 2001, the country was rated the second highest road traffic accident-prone among six West African countries with 73 deaths per 10,000 accidents.
From January to March this year, Accra alone recorded 1,417 motor accidents involving 2,125 vehicles. According to the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the police during this period, there were 78 fatalities, 373 serious injury cases and 966 minor cases in which vehicles ran into other vehicles.
For those who doubt the statistics, the reality is that Ghanaians are now seeing the havoc that road indiscipline has been causing more than they ever thought, as mangled vehicles and bodies continue to be dangled before them in the media.
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Services, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosah, could not have put it more succinctly when he declared recently that the most "deadly disease", at the moment is motor accidents.
Since Ghana’s President, John Kufuor assumed the mantle of leadership, he has encountered at least three very serious accidents involving his convoys with about six security personnel dying as a result. Two Members of Parliament belonging to Kufuor’s party have also died this year owing to accidents and the Vice-President’s convoy has also been involved in an accident in which a teenager has died.
But like many issues, it has taken these high profile cases to highlight the indiscipline on the Ghanaian roads. The number of vehicles on the roads has greatly increased in recent years owing largely to the government’s liberalised policy of ensuring the availability of vehicles. Unfortunately, road maintenance, driver education, vehicle upkeep and traffic enforcement have not grown accordingly. The result - the roads have become deathtraps.
In most places, drivers seemingly fail to adhere to road signs. Even where they are apprehended for road offences, some are able to bribe their way by seeking the assistance of corrupt police motor traffic officers who by and large, have been partly to blame for the escalation in road accidents.
The driving standard of many drivers has also been recognised to be poor, leading to a severe impact on the traffic accident problem. A general low educational level of the driver population in combination with low economy and lack of widespread formalised driver education have been contributing factors to the problem. The newly established DVLA (Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority) has put the problem into focus and is seeking assistance to improve conditions.
It is, however, common knowledge that some people even get their licences through dubious means, a situation that has led to wrong people acquiring licences for which they are not qualified to hold. Over the years, the Ghana Association of Driving Schools has enlivened this debate, suggesting that only through licensing could drivers be able to hold on their own.
But what beats the imagination of many people is the seemingly disregard for even presidential convoys. The list of road accidents involving presidential convoys seems baffling enough. Last month, Kufuor narrowly escaped death when a taxicab crossed his convoy. One person died on the spot, while three others later at the hospital. In March, a student was killed when he was knocked off his bicycle in an accident involving the Vice President’s convoy.
In February, the presidential convoy was involved in another accident in which two of the presidential security guards died. The accident occurred when the President’s convoy was on its way to Accra after an official assignment in the Volta Region. Prior to that, two security men attached to the president had been killed when they were thrown out of their vehicle after it hit a big pothole during another official engagement.
In January, a drunken driver was arrested when he drove and blocked the presidential convoy. The driver ignored the sound of the siren to stop and drove on instead. In the process, the driver nearly knocked down one of the presidential dispatch riders with his Mercedes Benz bus.
Such reckless driving has led to the untimely death of some presidential dispatch outriders in the past two years. The latest victim was crushed to death by a pick-up in Accra, while ahead of the presidential convoy.
But the indiscipline has not been limited to the present period. It is recalled that ex- President Jerry Rawlings, also had a scare during his tenure of office when a mini bus drove into his convoy from an unauthorised entry. Four of his bodyguards died on the spot.
But the April accident involving Kufuor’s convoy has now stirred up arguments in many social circles. The MTTU is threatening to be hard on recalcitrant drivers. But how far it could on this is another matter. It has inadequate equipment and is constrained logistically to check road offences.
From another perspective, it seems Ghana has not been prepared to accommodate the very rapid increase of traffic. Lack of experience and aggregated skills and knowledge has set back the concerted action to deal with the traffic safety problems.
Ghana’s public transport, for instance, is in shambles, private commercial operators now fill the gap whose desire for profits knows no boundary. Drivers compete strenuously to pick up passengers. Some do not even rest at all, since the number of rounds they make in a day is a strong determinant of the money they can make.
People are now touting for the enforcement of traffic regulations to the letter. Vincent Appiah, a Senior Technical officer of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority (VELD) says district assemblies should establish motor courts to handle traffic offences. "This has become necessary because traffic offences are being delayed at the traditional courts". Appiah suggests that such courts could fast track cases and ensure drivers are dealt with promptly and in accordance with the law.
"Perhaps when we reach the point where individuals are valued and life is respected, then behaviour and habits will change for the better," says Kofi Kyeremeh, a parent, who lost his only son through an accident recently. He believes one way to curb the problem is to take tough measures to evolve harsh laws relating to those violating the rules.
"Another way," argues Kwame Adu, an accident victim, "is for passengers themselves to take their safety in their own hands and refuse to travel in speeding buses or on over-crowded boats."
For now, the government seems to be listening to the views being expressed by the people, not merely because people are talking about road accidents but for the fact that it has experienced enough to know how it feels like.
Source: News from Africa
Website:http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_594.html
Follow Up B- Mother Collapses at Senya Funeral
Woman collapses at burial of Senya Bereku accident victims
December 30, 2011--
A woman whose child was part of 27 people crashed to death in Senya Bereku collapsed during a burial ceremony, Friday.
She was quickly rushed to the hospital and has since been revived Joy News’ Central Region correspondent Richard Kojo Nyarko reported.
The sudden collapse of the woman whose name has been withheld typified the emotional scene that greeted the burial of thirteen more victims of the fatal accident.
The whole town was in a sea of red and black attire with swollen red eyes.
On Thursday, officials of the National Disaster Management Organization assisted relatives and traditional authorities to bury eight identified bodies.
This brings to 21 the number of bodies buried so far.
Richard Kojo Nyarko who witnessed the mass burial reported the ceremony was emotional.
Mothers, brothers, sisters were all in tears mourning their departed relatives who were crashed into by a rickety water tanker.
They were having fun and dancing the night away at a spot said to be close to the road on 27 December, 2011, when the gory incident occurred.
The remaining six will be buried on Saturday after which the final funeral rites of all the deceased persons will be held.
Source: JOY ONLINE
Site: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=226738
December 30, 2011--
A woman whose child was part of 27 people crashed to death in Senya Bereku collapsed during a burial ceremony, Friday.
She was quickly rushed to the hospital and has since been revived Joy News’ Central Region correspondent Richard Kojo Nyarko reported.
The sudden collapse of the woman whose name has been withheld typified the emotional scene that greeted the burial of thirteen more victims of the fatal accident.
The whole town was in a sea of red and black attire with swollen red eyes.
On Thursday, officials of the National Disaster Management Organization assisted relatives and traditional authorities to bury eight identified bodies.
This brings to 21 the number of bodies buried so far.
Richard Kojo Nyarko who witnessed the mass burial reported the ceremony was emotional.
Mothers, brothers, sisters were all in tears mourning their departed relatives who were crashed into by a rickety water tanker.
They were having fun and dancing the night away at a spot said to be close to the road on 27 December, 2011, when the gory incident occurred.
The remaining six will be buried on Saturday after which the final funeral rites of all the deceased persons will be held.
Source: JOY ONLINE
Site: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=226738
Follow up A- Senya Deaths
Akufo-Addo visits Senya Beraku accident victims
The 2012 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, Thursday, paid a visit to the victims of Tuesday's tragic accident at Senya Beraku in the Central region, who are currently on admission at the Winneba Municipal Hospital.
The victims were among revellers who lined the streets singing joyous songs when a water tanker allegedly lost its brakes and ran through them, killing 27 of them and leaving another 27 with fractured bodies, broken limbs and contusions.
Nana Addo went round the different wards and sympathized with the victims on a personal basis describing it as “a fatal incident that has dealt a big blow to many families and the entire nation.”
He said “there’s not much that one can say in times like this, except to continue to pray to God to keep the souls of the dead in a good place whilst asking for his protection over those who survived, bearing in mind that only He knows why things happen the way they do.”
The NPP leader also congratulated the doctors and nurses of the hospital for demonstrating enormous care for the victims and working around the clock to save as many as they could adding that “the Ghanaian people are fortunate to have such dedicated professionals serving us.”
He donated an amount of GH¢5,000 to cater for the cost of treatment for the hospitalized victims.
Nana Addo then went to Senya Beraku to join bereaved families in the mass burial of the 27 deceased, where he also donated GH¢10,000 to the bereaved families.
He said, “it is a terrible accident that has troubled all Ghanaians and the least one can do is to come and join you mourn your loved ones.”
“I know that these are very difficult moments for you but I know also that the good Lord will provide you with the strength to go through it”, he added.
The bereaved families and the Awutu Senya Traditional Council on behalf of the people thanked Nana Addo for the warm gesture and prayed him God’s blessings.
Nana Akufo-Addo was accompanied by former NPP National Chairman, Mr. Haruna Esseku, former Interior Minister, Kwamena Bartels, NPP Central Regional Secretary, Kwamena Duncan, NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Effutu, Alex Markin and NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Awutu Senya, Ms Hawa Coomson.
Source:http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=226727
The 2012 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, Thursday, paid a visit to the victims of Tuesday's tragic accident at Senya Beraku in the Central region, who are currently on admission at the Winneba Municipal Hospital.
The victims were among revellers who lined the streets singing joyous songs when a water tanker allegedly lost its brakes and ran through them, killing 27 of them and leaving another 27 with fractured bodies, broken limbs and contusions.
Nana Addo went round the different wards and sympathized with the victims on a personal basis describing it as “a fatal incident that has dealt a big blow to many families and the entire nation.”
He said “there’s not much that one can say in times like this, except to continue to pray to God to keep the souls of the dead in a good place whilst asking for his protection over those who survived, bearing in mind that only He knows why things happen the way they do.”
The NPP leader also congratulated the doctors and nurses of the hospital for demonstrating enormous care for the victims and working around the clock to save as many as they could adding that “the Ghanaian people are fortunate to have such dedicated professionals serving us.”
He donated an amount of GH¢5,000 to cater for the cost of treatment for the hospitalized victims.
Nana Addo then went to Senya Beraku to join bereaved families in the mass burial of the 27 deceased, where he also donated GH¢10,000 to the bereaved families.
He said, “it is a terrible accident that has troubled all Ghanaians and the least one can do is to come and join you mourn your loved ones.”
“I know that these are very difficult moments for you but I know also that the good Lord will provide you with the strength to go through it”, he added.
The bereaved families and the Awutu Senya Traditional Council on behalf of the people thanked Nana Addo for the warm gesture and prayed him God’s blessings.
Nana Akufo-Addo was accompanied by former NPP National Chairman, Mr. Haruna Esseku, former Interior Minister, Kwamena Bartels, NPP Central Regional Secretary, Kwamena Duncan, NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Effutu, Alex Markin and NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Awutu Senya, Ms Hawa Coomson.
Source:http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=226727
27 dead, 5 injured - Senya Beraku
At least 27 merrymakers crushed to death in Ghana road accident
(12.27.2011)
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 27 merrymakers died at Senya Beraku, at a village in Ghana's Central Region, on Tuesday night when a water tanker ran through them, police said.
The Effutu Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) John A. Paul, said 20 of them died on the spot while seven others died on the way to hospital.
The holiday revellers were dancing at a spot by road when the accident occurred.
DSP Paul said 32 people received various degrees of injuries and had been admitted at the Winneba Government Hospital.
He said the driver claimed he lost control of the vehicle and ran into them. Police are investigating the accident
Source:http://www.panapress.com/At-least-27-merrymakers-crushed-to-death-in-Ghana-road-accident---15-812306-32-lang2-index.html
(12.27.2011)
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 27 merrymakers died at Senya Beraku, at a village in Ghana's Central Region, on Tuesday night when a water tanker ran through them, police said.
The Effutu Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) John A. Paul, said 20 of them died on the spot while seven others died on the way to hospital.
The holiday revellers were dancing at a spot by road when the accident occurred.
DSP Paul said 32 people received various degrees of injuries and had been admitted at the Winneba Government Hospital.
He said the driver claimed he lost control of the vehicle and ran into them. Police are investigating the accident
Source:http://www.panapress.com/At-least-27-merrymakers-crushed-to-death-in-Ghana-road-accident---15-812306-32-lang2-index.html
2 dead-6 injured-Abeka Free Pipe in Accra
Two dead, many injured in separate accidents in Accra and Kumasi
(December 30, 2011)
Two persons are reported dead with six others seriously injured in a fatal accident involving a black Toyota Tundra vehicle, said to have somersaulted around 4: 00am Friday morning. The accident occurred at Abeka Free Pipe in Accra.
The victims are seven young men and a lady, all in their early 20s thought to be involved in cyber crime, popularly called Sakawa.
An eyewitness, Umo Saeed, told Joy News the accident was grave with one victim also losing an arm in the process. She said one died on the spot and the rest were sent to the hospital.
In related development, many passengers in a Kumasi-bound 207 Benz bus have sustained various degrees of injuries following an accident around the KNUST Police station roundabout.
The accident which is said to have occurred around 5:30 am this morning (Friday) left many of its passengers unconscious.
Eyewitnesses say the Benz bus run into a fully loaded Dove mini truck while trying to overtake another vehicle at the wrong side of the road.
Luv FM’s Kofi Adu Domfeh, who visited the accident scene reports that the 207 Benz bus is in a very bad shape but could not tell whether there were any deaths.
According to Adu Domfeh, when he arrived on the scene, the fire service was trying to free three of the unconscious victims who were trapped in the Benz bus.
Source: JOY ONLINE
website: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=226713
(December 30, 2011)
Two persons are reported dead with six others seriously injured in a fatal accident involving a black Toyota Tundra vehicle, said to have somersaulted around 4: 00am Friday morning. The accident occurred at Abeka Free Pipe in Accra.
The victims are seven young men and a lady, all in their early 20s thought to be involved in cyber crime, popularly called Sakawa.
An eyewitness, Umo Saeed, told Joy News the accident was grave with one victim also losing an arm in the process. She said one died on the spot and the rest were sent to the hospital.
In related development, many passengers in a Kumasi-bound 207 Benz bus have sustained various degrees of injuries following an accident around the KNUST Police station roundabout.
The accident which is said to have occurred around 5:30 am this morning (Friday) left many of its passengers unconscious.
Eyewitnesses say the Benz bus run into a fully loaded Dove mini truck while trying to overtake another vehicle at the wrong side of the road.
Luv FM’s Kofi Adu Domfeh, who visited the accident scene reports that the 207 Benz bus is in a very bad shape but could not tell whether there were any deaths.
According to Adu Domfeh, when he arrived on the scene, the fire service was trying to free three of the unconscious victims who were trapped in the Benz bus.
Source: JOY ONLINE
website: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=226713
PURPOSE FOR THIS WEBSITE
TODAY MARKS THE NEAR END OF THE YEAR, AND GHANA ROAD ACCIDENTS CONTINUE---AGAIN.Many of these road accidents are avoidable and preventable but no one seems to care.Ive written articles on it, but i havent met with the Ghana government,yet. If I did, Id have a lot to tell them, trust me. In the meantime, people keep dying, like flies, 20 here, 30 there, 100 there..um does anyone think this is a problem. It is a problem.Ghana, the land of the gold is very soon going to be known as the land of the red---red blood, for all the deaths that have occurred in the country due to road fatalities-- many of which could have been AVOIDED!!!!!
So ive decided to make this website. This website will simply post every single road fatality that gets recorded in GHANA. And i will keep a running number of the number of lives lost.. and then maybe, in 2013, maybe someone will take notice as the numbers starts to rise into the thousands.. then maybe, just maybe, someone will stand up with me and we will find a way to stop the uneccessary deaths that are occuring in GHANA. These road fatalities occurring are RIDICULOUS!!
When someone with ties to the Ghana government is ready to call me, you know how to reach me. There are many people concerned about road fatalities, I am not the only person. But we need to band together and raise awareness, greater awareness because this thing, that no one seems to want to pay attention to, is affecting every single one of us. Our mothers, grandmothers, fathers, cousins, have been killed as a result of road accidents, so yes, this does affect us all.
So ive decided to make this website. This website will simply post every single road fatality that gets recorded in GHANA. And i will keep a running number of the number of lives lost.. and then maybe, in 2013, maybe someone will take notice as the numbers starts to rise into the thousands.. then maybe, just maybe, someone will stand up with me and we will find a way to stop the uneccessary deaths that are occuring in GHANA. These road fatalities occurring are RIDICULOUS!!
When someone with ties to the Ghana government is ready to call me, you know how to reach me. There are many people concerned about road fatalities, I am not the only person. But we need to band together and raise awareness, greater awareness because this thing, that no one seems to want to pay attention to, is affecting every single one of us. Our mothers, grandmothers, fathers, cousins, have been killed as a result of road accidents, so yes, this does affect us all.
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