[ 2016-06-15 ]

Accident causes traffic on Tema motorway
An accident on the Tema-bound side of the
Accra-Tema motorway on Tuesday afternoon left a
trail of heavy traffic on both sides of the
motorway during rush hour.

The crash, said to have happened around 4pm at
the Trasacco area, involved two vehicles, a Toyota
Hiace mini bus and a Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus
with registration number GC 1895-11.

The accident left many passengers aboard the
Hiace injured. They were sent to various hospitals
in Accra and Tema for treatment.

The Toyota Hiace with registration number GW 5937
R, said to be moving from Accra to Akuse in the
Eastern region run into the MMT bus.

A police officer, Sergeant Eric Asare from the
Airport Police station who was at the scene to
control traffic told Graphic Online’s Isaac
Yeboah that a female passenger on the front seat
of the Hiace was thrown through the windshield.

The traders goods were scattered on the road and
left a trail of heavy traffic on both sides of the
motorway. The Toyota Hiace was badly mangled.

Another accident involving a tanker with
registration number GN 9564-12 happened a few
metres away from the second accident scene earlier
in the day.

The tanker was still at the scene at the time of
the second accident.

Source - Daily Graphic

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