The Ghana Police Service arrested the truck driver who reportedly parked on the railway, resulting in an accident on the Tema-Mpakadan Railway line.
As per the Police statement, the driver abandoned the vehicle on the railway, ultimately leading to the occurrence of the accident.
Read Statement Below
A TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY CAUSING TRAIN ACCIDENT ON THE TEMA-MPAKADAN RAILWAY LINE
The Ghana Police Service has arrested the driver of a Hyundai truck with registration number GS 9018 – 20 for allegedly causing an accident involving a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line today Thursday 18th April 2024.
Police preliminary investigation has established that the suspect driver left the said vehicle unattended on the railway line, leading to a collision with the train.
Police investigation into the incident continues.
Meanwhile, the Minister for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu provided a detailed account of the incident, assuring that there were no casualties.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News, Minister Amewu explained that the accident occurred at approximately 12:15 pm while the train was approaching kilometre 76 from Tema. He further elaborated that the train driver only noticed the parked Kia truck on the railway when it was already too late to stop the train.
“Today, unfortunately, around 12:15 pm, the Ministry in collaboration with our foreign engineers and the Ghana Railway Development Authority conducted a test run from kilometer zero which is at the workshop in Tema towards kilometer 98 at Mpakadan,” Mr. Amewu said.
“On approaching kilometre 76, [there was] a Kia truck parked right across the rail line, you know, stationary. As the train approached, the driver tried to apply the static state to enable the train to halt. But because it was very close to the Kia truck, it was unable to and therefore run straight into it.”
