A major gridlock rocked the Accra-Tema Motorway on Friday afternoon, as the driver of a Hyundai truck with registration number GR 7015-N is feared dead.
This was after the truck he was driving skidded off the road, landing in one of the main storm drains in the median of the expressway.
Eyewitnesses narrating the incident to Joy News say the driver was heading towards Tema when the accident occurred just before the Community 18 junction.
In 48 months, more than 136 people died on the Accra Tema motorway. With the current state of the road, more people are still at risk of losing their lives every day, and they can avoid serious injury or death.
According to the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department, at least 39 people died in accidents in 2018, while 150 were injured. On the same stretch, 107 accidents were recorded in 2018. Out of 75 accidents that were recorded in 2019, 91 people sustained injuries, and 36 died.
The 58-year-old road shows more weariness than a human 58-year-old. As if screaming for help, it showed signs of fatigue and lay helplessly, as heavy trucks drove by with their huge tires. This cracked up the large potholes and other problems that had been left over 50 years of neglect and insufficient repairs.
