Support Gov't to halt spate of road crashes -Veep

Support Gov't to halt spate of road crashes -Veep By Ghanaian Chronicle October 10,2012 By Phyllis D. Osabutey THE VICE President, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has called on the public, businesses and civil society to assist the government in addressing the menace of incessant road accidents. He said road crashes result in about 2000 deaths a year in the country, while about 60% of crash victims are between the productive years of 18-55 years. He noted that the government through the public agencies alone cannot handle the problem. According to him, fatalities and injuries play a vital role in countries cycle of poverty because they shatter families, rob society of bread winners, deprive businesses of skilled labour, cast families into massive health-related debt, consume hospital resources and hinder local economies. The Veep was speaking at the 3 rd National Road Safety Awards on the theme: 'The Sustainable Growth of the Road Transport System - Role of Road Safety', which was held in Accra on Thursday. The Occasion was also used to open the 4 th Annual General Meeting of the West African Road Safety Organization (WARSO) on the theme, 'Consolidating the Decade of Action for Road Safety through Regional Integration.' He expressed worry that every day, road crashes account for about 3,200 lives globally, and about 1.2 million deaths yearly, leaving several million others incapacitated. He said in developing countries, road traffic crashes cost roughly $65 billion a year, stressing 'In some countries, the cost of road crashes outweigh the amount received in international aid, consuming as much as 2% of Gross National Product.' Amissah-Arthur said he was convinced that the WARSO meeting would create opportunities to share experiences and impact positively on the lives of road users in the West African sub-region. As he further pointed out, 'We cannot afford to ignore road safety as it has become a global public health issue that must be confronted with local and regional efforts.' In view of this, he said government was not concerned only about the rate of crashes on the roads but also committed to supervise a reversal of the situation because 'transport is an integral part of the pursuit of socio-economic opportunities through accessibility, availability and safe or improved mobility.' About the awards, he said it recognizes transport unions that have over the last year introduced and implemented existing internal control systems that deliver quality assurance to the travelling public. He congratulated all award winners and said several new ideas have been translated into law to improve the national road safety situation including measures to facilitate a broad based sensitization programme on the new areas embedded in the law to allow for its smooth implementation. He added that 'government will review the mandate of the National Road safety Commission (NRSC) in order for it to be more assertive as the lead statutory agency for the promotion and coordination of road safety efforts. The Executive Director of the NRSC, Noble John Appiah said the awards focus on transport organizations as a demonstration of the need for operators to develop and implement policies which impact positively on road safety. According to him, when transport operators institute safety related operational standards, road users benefit, and the image of the industry is enhanced. Backing the call of the Veep, he said road safety is a collective responsibility where partnership with the private sector is an essential component. He pointed out that it was not enough to have a national policy for safety, a ten-year National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) among others but 'what is required is the passion and commitment we attach to road safety in this country.' He urged all stakeholders to recommit themselves to the road safety agenda in the country by implementing action plans agreed by all agencies involved in implementing the NRSS III, stressing, 'There should be no excuses or blame games, or the lack of funding. We want agencies to be innovative and creative.' He thanked all safety related agencies who support the implementation of the NRSS III, adding, 'We should continue to be focused and scale up our programmes to enable the country achieve the national vision and strategic objectives for road safety.' On his part, the President of WARSO, Osita Chidoka Ofr noted that it was unfortunate that the efforts of governments in the sub-region would have no effect if nothing was done to check the tide of road crashes and the resulting deaths and injuries on the countries. He said, 'The situation we have calls for urgent steps and actions, and a collective effort if we must get out of the woods of underdevelopment to modernity and self-sufficiency.' He urged all partners to work with WARSO and the lead agencies in the respective countries for national development through partnership and regional integration instruments by ensuring road safety at all times, saying, 'the time to act is now!' He said as a matter of necessity, member nations should endeavour to meet their individual commitments in the payment of membership dues, actual participation, and make meaningful contributions towards changing the present uncomplimentary positions on the international placement scale as least developed, least motorized, yet with highest cases of road crashes. Some of the award winners included in the Transport Union/Organization category, Great Imperial Transport Ltd, J.K Horgle Transport Ltd in the Haulage(Liquid) category, Freight Links logistics in the Haulage(Solid)category. Media personnel who won awards included Geoffrey Buta of Ghanaian Times, Mavis Obeng-Mensah of GTV and Francisca Kakra Forson of Joy FM. Source: http://www.modernghana.com/news/423056/1/support-govt-to-halt-spate-of-road-crashes-veep.html

300 Youth trained as road safety assistants

300 Youth trained as road safety assistants Wednesday, 10 October 2012 The Road Safety Management Services Gh. Ltd (RSMSL) has successfully trained the second batch of 300 young people as Road Safety Management Assistants (RSMA), a specialised unit instituted by the company to provide support to the Ghana Police Service in managing road traffic and accidents on our roads. The trained personnel were selected from the various districts in the country to ensure safety and security on the roads. The task force will be mandated to engage in towing services management, accident scene management, traffic control and management, enforcement of some road traffic laws and neighborhood watch services. Statistics indicate that abandoned and disabled vehicles contribute to about 21.8 per cent of fatal road accidents in Ghana. “The situation is worrisome on our highways-especially on the Accra-Kumasi highway where not less than 40 disabled vehicles are found in life threatening locations on the various highways,” noted the Kumasi Major, Samuel Sarpong, who inaugurated the taskforce at a ceremony at the Police Training School in Kumasi. The General Manager of RSMSL, Air Commodore Basin Dery (retd), said the 300 assistants were coming into service at a very crucial time. “In the run-up to Election 2012 and Christmas, it is expected from statistics that there would be increased vehicular movement. We need, therefore, to intensify our activities to rid the roads of disabled and abandoned vehicles which are said to cause about 22 per cent of fatal crashes. Ghana needs us alive to contribute to her progress and development,” he stated. The Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, ACP Kwesi Mensah Duku, who represented the regional police boss, indicated that a General Police Special Technical Team had been set up by the Inspector-General of Police to oversee the deployment and supervision of the task-force personnel to the various accident-prone roads identified in order to reduce the incidence of crashes. The RSMSL, since its launch in February 2012, has procured and deployed 38 heavy duty and recovery trucks on major accident-prone roads to facilitate the removal of broken-down vehicles. Fifty additional modern tow trucks in three different categories have been ordered. On arrival, they will be distributed to the regions to improve on the efficiency and effectiveness of towing services in Ghana. Source: http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/news/features/16748-300-youth-trained-as-road-safety-assistants

Four injured in accident involving nine vehicles in Ho

Four injured in accident involving nine vehicles in Ho October 12,2012 Four persons, including a motor rider, sustained various degrees of injuries when a Volvo tipper truck conveying canned soft drinks ran into eight vehicles and a motorbike at a busy intersection in Ho on Friday. The driver of the Volvo truck with registration number GR 3351X fled, leaving his two mates, who were injured, behind. Mr. Franklin Masiku, Volta Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Fire Service, who briefed journalists at the scene, said the Fire office received a distress call at about 1125 hours. He said the driver lost control of the vehicle while descending the Klefe Hills towards Ho, and crashed the eight vehicles and a shop. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) observed that, the intersection was closed to traffic for about an hour before officials of Road Safety Management Services arrived to tow the vehicles off the spot. A medical officer at the Volta Regional Hospital told the GNA that the injuries were minor. Source:http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=252972

Speeding driver kills three school children killed and injures five in Nyinahin

Speeding driver kills three school children killed and injures five in Nyinahin OCTOBER 4,2012 Three school children were killed and five others injured when a speeding vehicle run into them at Nyinahin, capital of the Atwima-Mponua District. The children, Barikisu Seidu, 10, Amina Moro, 9, and Salita Inusa, 10, had closed from school and were walking on the shoulder of the road when the accident occurred. The injured, including Florence Nyarko, 8, Baba Moro, 11, Elizabeth Asra, 8, Martha Sumaila, 12, and Seidu Iddrisu 10, were rushed off to the Nyinahin Government Hospital with broken bones and cuts. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) David Nkrumah, the Atwima Divisional Commander, who confirmed the accident to the Ghana News Agency, said the driver, Asare Afoakwa, is now helping the police in their investigations. He said the driver was speeding his Hyundai Elantra saloon car towards Kumasi from Sefwi-Patasie and on reaching a section of the road at Nyinahin he veered off and run the vehicle into the victims. ASP Nkrumah said the driver attempted to flee after the accident but was chased and arrested by an angry mob who set the car ablaze. The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Toase Mortuary. Source:http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=252158

Fatal accident claims nine lives on Koforidua-Adukrom road

Fatal accident claims nine lives on Koforidua-Adukrom road September 6,2012: A fatal accident near Adukrom on the Koforidua-Akuapem road on Thursday morning claimed nine lives including a driver of an Urvan bus with many others seriously injured. The accident occurred when a Metro Mass Transit bus hit the Urvan commercial bus at Srokpo Junction near Adukrom. The Urvan bus with registration number GT 7556-N was traveling from Koforidua to Hohoe. Briefing the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Commanding Officer of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), Chief Superintendent James Sarfo Peprah, named the deceased driver as Stephen Gamaddi, 60. He said the Metro Mass Transit bus with registration number GE 9275-Z was travelling from Hohoe to Kumasi when in an attempt to negotiate a sharp curve at Srokpo Junction went onto the other lane and hit the Urvan bus on the side. Superintendent Sarfo-Peprah said seven people including Gamaddi died on the spot and two others, who sustained serious injuries, later died on the way to the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial hospital at Mampong Akuapem. He said all the dead had been deposited at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital mortuary, pending identification by family members. Superintendent Sarfo-Peprah said those, who sustained multiple injuries, had also been taken to the same hospital for medical care. Source: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=249729

Central Region records increases in motor accident deaths this year

Central Region records increases in motor accident deaths this year October 2,2012 One-hundred and sixty-two people died through motor accidents in the Central Region from January to September, an increase of 150 last year. Superintendent of Police Paul Aduhene, the Regional Commander in charge of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit, said this on Monday at a drivers’ unions award ceremony held in Cape Coast on the theme “sustainable growth in the road transportation system: the role of road safety”. It was organized by the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) with the aim to motivate commercial drivers to be more vigilant to help reduce road accidents. Giving statistics on road crashes in the Region from January to September 2011, Aduhene said 727 accidents occurred compared to 752 this year involving 545 commercial vehicles compared to 660 this year. Motor bike accidents also increased from 77 to 90 this year. The Metro Mass Transport Limited was adjudged the best and received the first prize, followed by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Co-operative Transport Union at the Pedu-junction being third with the fourth position going to the operators of Ford buses Franchol, Transport Services. They were presented certificates, books on the road act and regulations and warning triangles. The award-winning transport organizations will have some of their members receive training by the Commission. The Regional Manager of the NRSC, Mr. Stephen Anokye, said road traffic accidents was ranked ninth in the world and if nothing was done about it that position will shift to third by 2020. He therefore tasked all stakeholders to join hands with the Commission to help reduce road accidents in the country. Mr. Francis Donkoh, the coordinator of driving schools in Cape Coast, appealed to drivers to be more careful and vigilant by focusing on concentration, observation, anticipation and tolerance. Source:http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/artikel.php?ID=252002

Police Commander hails decline in road accidents

Police Commander hails decline in road accidents By GNA Juaso (Ash), Sept 20, GNA - The Asante-Akim South District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Samuel Sandow Latebu has described as refreshing the sharp decline in accidents on the Yawkwei - Nadieso stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway. This section of the road is an accident black spot and over the years had claimed many lives. DSP Latebu told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that six car crashes, with one death, occurred there within the third quarter of this year compared to the same period the previous year, which recorded 12 crashes with four killed. The second quarter of 2011 saw 32 accidents with four fatalities at the very spot and this dropped to 12, and two lives lost, in 2012. In the first quarter there were 13 accidents as against the last year's 20 cases. DSP Latebu said the stepped up road safety campaign was paying off and expressed the hope that the downward trend would continue especially as the Christmas season approached. He urged drivers to observe road traffic regulations and avoid speeding to help reduce the carnage. GNA: http://www.modernghana.com/news/419308/1/police-commander-hails-decline-in-road-accidents.html

ONE KILLED IN GRAPHIC ROAD ACCIDENT

One killed in Graphic Road accident Published on October 15, 2012 Accident One person has been confirmed dead by the police after a 207 Benz bus fell off the newly constructed Bus Rapid Transit over the railway line on the Graphic Road. Seventeen people including the driver sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident that occurred on Monday morning. The Director for Education, Research and Training at the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Police Service, ASP Alex Obeng told Citi News the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Mortuary. He advised motorists, especially drivers who use the yet-to-be completed over-head to ply the road with caution. “If you speed and you get there, if you are not careful, you are likely to cause an accident and kill people. My concern is that most car owners do not verify if the drivers are qualified to drive so they are advised to check their [drivers’] licenses before giving their commercial vehicles to them,” he stated. He added: “This driver is 24 years old and [a person of such age] is not supposed to drive a commercial vehicle.” Source: Citifmonline http://www.dailyguideghana.com/?p=63804

US$410m lost annually through road accidents

Source: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=241301 JUNE 2012 Mr. Daniel Wuaku, Brong–Ahafo Regional Director of National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) on Wednesday advised the public not to politicize road safety measures in the nation’s interest. He said such interventions were periodically carried out by stakeholders to reduce the spate of road accidents in the country. Mr. Wuaku, who was speaking at the first general meeting of the Brong – Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs for this year in Sunyani, said 410 Million US dollars was lost by the country annually through road accidents. He explained that road safety measures were as important as decongestion exercises, which were occasionally carried out by city authorities and the Police to prevent hawkers and traders from doing businesses in prohibited and restricted areas. Mr. Wuaku stressed that about 10,742 people had lost their lives between 1991 and 2000, whilst 2,330 people died from various road accidents in 2011. Mr. Wuaku said the Ashanti, Greater Accra and Brong–Ahafo Regions came first, second and third respectively on the list of regions with the highest cases of road accidents in the country. He added “Records show that the Brong – Ahafo Region is fast becoming one of the dangerous destinations to travel to.” He said within the first quarter of 2012, 150 cases were reported, of which 60 people lost their lives to road accidents whilst 269 people were injured during the period. Mr. Wuaku mentioned indiscipline on the roads and apathy on the part of the general public as some of the causes of road accidents in the country. He said inadequate personnel and logistics were some of the major challenges confronting the Commission in the region. Mr. Wuaku appealed to the chiefs to support road safety campaigns, and proposed the establishment of a regional road safety fund to promote such initiatives.**

VIRGINIA and US ROAD ARTICLES

April 8,2012: Virginia Breathalizer:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/is-vas-ignition-interlock-rule-for-first-time-dui-offenders-too-tough/2012/04/08/gIQAmFhd4S_story.html?hpid=z3

Advocates in Virginia: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032301581.html

VA Road Safety Laws Signed by Gov Kaine:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032301581.html





State Department Road Safety:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/safety/safety_1179.html

Advocates for Highway and Auto safety;
http://www.saferoads.org



IIHS:
http://www.iihs.org/


NHTSA: http://www.nhtsa.gov/

UN Making Roads safe

National Road Safety Foundation:
http://www.nrsf.org/

VDMV

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ARTICLES:
4.10.2012: Shell Oil Nigeria partners up for safe roads: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/road-accidents-shell-partners-frsc-on-safety/

4.10.2012: Las Vegas Roads Deaths:
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/17367552/safety-tips-can-prevent-traffic-fatalities



GAMES FOR KIDS;
THINK:
http://talesoftheroad.direct.gov.uk/

3 DEAD - AGOGO ROAD ACCIDENT

Source:
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=234629

Victims of Agogo Police fatal accident responding to treatment

MARCH 31, 2012 --

Victims of Saturday’s tragic accident in which three police officers and a civilian died at Agogo in the Asante Akim North Municpal are responding to treatment, doctors at the Komfo Anokye Hospital say.

The policemen were on the way to the cemetery to burry a dead colleague shot by armed robbers in Kasoa in the Central region when the driver of a police Toyota Pick-Up lost control of the car.

Agogo District Commander, DSP Nana Yawson who was seated at the front and the driver of the Pick Up sustained injuries.

Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Center say all the ten male survivors are in stable condition, responding to treatment.

Majority of them sustained head injuries, one being very serious; others had fractured limbs and hands.

The deceased policemen have been identified as Lance Corporals Felix Owusu, also known as Last Killer from Northern region, Shaibu Alhassan and one Sule stationed at the Konongo Police station.

Their bodies have been deposited at the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital morgue.

Source:

Zimbabwe- at least 18 dead

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/zimbabwe-bus-crash_n_1380105.html


HARARE, Zimbabwe -- State radio says 18 people died and another 28 were seriously injured after a bus plunged from a mountain road in eastern Zimbabwe and slammed into an embankment of rock.

State radio reported Monday the passengers were all members of a Christian Apostolic sect traveling to a traditional Passover service of worship on Sunday in the Nyanga district, about 160 miles (250 kilometers) northeast of Harare.

It said several of the injured were in a critical condition. The 26-seater carrying 46 passengers veered off the highway at the same "black spot" where 89 people died in 1991, one of the worst crashes on record.

Bus crashes are common in Zimbabwe and are blamed on overcrowding of vehicles, speeding, poor maintenance and shortages of replacement tires.

? 16 DEAD - Burnt to Ashes in Accident in Brong Ahafo region -- im not sure if this is the same as the story before it?

JANUARY 25,2012:

A TECHIMAN-bound commercial Ford bus and a Daewoo taxi heading towards Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region yesterday collided, resulting in the death of 16 people including a baby boy on the spot.

All the passengers on the Ford were burnt beyond recognition, except one person who was occupying the front passenger’s seat who managed to escape.

Two other people in the taxi were also burnt, according to an eyewitness.

The Ford passengers were trapped as the door was automatically locked following the head-on collision.

The taxi driver was also trapped by his seat-belt.

The accident occurred around 3pm when the two drivers were travelling on a section of the road which had been engulfed in thick smoke due to bush fires.

According to Kwadwo Nimo, an eyewitness, he had alighted from the Daewoo taxi cab before the accident occurred.

He said soon after getting off at the Kwagyasco farms junction where there was a raging bushfire, he saw the taxi taking off but it soon crashed into the oncoming Ford due to poor visibility in the thickly wafting smoke.

Nimo said following the collision, the taxi veered off the road and fell into the nearby fire and caught fire instantly as it was filled with gas.

Two passengers on board the taxi escaped while one was able to escape from the Ford.

He stated that by the time the Fire Service vehicle got to the scene, the two vehicles and the 16 people were burnt beyond recognition.

Most of the horrified drivers who arrived at the scene attributed the tragedy to the rampant bushfire in the area.

As at the time of filing this story, the police were collecting the remains of the victims to be deposited at the Sunyani Regional Hospital morgue.

The police personnel on the ground were not ready to talk as they said they needed permission from their superiors.

Source: http://news1.ghananation.com/latest-news/245598-16-burnt-to-ashes-in-fatal-accident-in-brong-ahafo-region.html

21 Dead-Sunyani Road

January 24,2012:
At least 21 people are feared dead after a Ford passenger bus and a taxi-cab collided head-on at Ayakomaso in Sunyani Municipality about 1400 hours on Tuesday.

An eye witness told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that all the 18 passengers of the Ford bus traveling from Dormaa-Ahenkro to Sunyani and three passengers on the Sunyani-Berekum bound taxi-cab were completely burnt beyond recognition.

The eye-witness added two passengers on the taxi-cab were the only survivors of the accident.

Chief Inspector Obeng Dompreh confirming the accident to the GNA said the Police and personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) from Sunyani were busily making frantic efforts to retrieve the dead bodies from the accident spot.



Source: http://www.modernghana.com/news/374038/1/21-people-are-feared-dead-in-a-sunyani-road-accide.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

3 people dead at ANOMABU;several injured

Accident: Three people die at Anomabu


January 21,2012

Three people have been confirmed dead after cars they were travelling in were involved in an accident at Anomabu on the Cape Coast-Mankessim highway in the Central region.

The accident which occurred on Saturday afternoon involved three vehicles – a Range Rover with a registration number GR 4601 T, a VW Passat and a vehicle belonging to the Deputy Director of the Church of Pentecost.

Several other persons were also injured in the accident.

Joy FM’s Central Region correspondent Richard Kwadwo Nyarko reports that the cars were damaged “beyond repairs”.

The injured have been taken to hospital, he said.

The accident, he said, has created a huge vehicular traffic on the road, but the police have moved to the scene to maintain order and control situation there.


Source: Ghanaweb/Joy Online
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=228233

SUMMARY OF DEC 2011 ROAD ACCIDENTS

The Motor Traffic and Transport Unit of the Police Service has disclosed, as many as 246 deaths were recorded in the month of December, 2011 from 1,231 motor crashes.

Head of Education, Research and Training of MTTU, ASP Alexander Kwaku Obeng said 1,731 vehicles were involved in these accidents which saw 1,258 obtaining varying degrees of injuries.

ASP Obeng added that 157 of the crashes were fatal with the majority of accidents caused by human error, particularly reckless driving and lawlessness.

Also, between the short period of December 31, 2011 to 1, January 2012, eight accident deaths were also documented. The same number was recorded same period last year. Pedestrians who were affected by these crashes numbered 209.

Source Adom News Ghana
SOURCE: http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/ghana-road-accidents-246-die-in-road-crashes-in-december-2011

4 DEAD; 31 injured--OFFINSO

January 16,2012:

FOUR PERSONS including a nursing mother and her child are dead following a gory accident which occurred at Offinso in the Ashanti region.

The accident which occurred around 11:30pm on Saturday also claimed the lives of a driver and a spare driver of a Yutong bus.

About 31 people also got severely injured and were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

The accident occurred when the Yutong bus, registered GW 256-10, crashed into a Neoplan bus with registration number GR 4267-D.

Both vehicles were heading towards Kumasi when the Yutong bus crashed into the back of the Neoplan bus, which was ahead of it.

Eyewitness accounts indicated that the impact of the crash was so severe that it caused so much noise in the usually peaceful area.

The impact woke up residents as they rushed to the scene to offer help to the injured.

They said two out of the 31 injured persons who were rushed to the Saint Patrick’s Hospital at Offinso were later referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi following the severity of their injuries.

FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi
Source:Daily Graphic: http://www.dailyguideghana.com/?p=36603

3 DEAD - TEMA-AFLAO ROAD

3 Die In Accident On Tema-Afao Road
(December 31/January 1,2012)

It took a combine team of Fire Service and Police personnel over two hours to cut through a Toyota saloon car to retrieve the remains of three men, whose vehicle collided with another vehicle while taking on the Tema-Aflao road, resulting in their instant death.

The three, in their late 30s, died on the spot in the early hours of Saturday when the Toyota Carina E, with registration number GR 5767 Y in which they were travelling was dragged into a ditch by an oncoming tanker between Miotso and Dawhenya.

Inspector Emmanuel Degboem the leader of Dawhenya police patrol team which arrived on the scene minutes after the accident, told the Daily Graphic that at about 4:45 a.m. the saloon car heading towards Accra attempted to overtake a trailer without regard for an oncoming tanker.

Inspector Degboe said in the process the saloon car drove head-on into the taker with registration number AS 9566 D, which was on its way to Ada.

The tanker loaded with premix, dragged the car over 50 metres before it eventually run into a ditch.

Although the deceased were not identified at the time of filing this report, the team of Police and Fire Service took the badly deformed bodies to the nearest hospital.

The driver of the tanker whose name was given as Ebenezer Nartey, could not be immediately found at the gory accident scene but his mate, Adjetey Mensah, told the Graphic reporter that his master had been rushed to a nearby clinic for first aid.

source:Modern Ghana
Link: http://www.modernghana.com/news/369753/1/3-die-in-accident-on-tema-afao-road.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter