An Articulated truck with registration number, AS 5942-10 has reportedly killed a pedestrian at Assin Fosu Masalakyi “Roundabout“ in the Assin Central Municipal District of the Central Region
According to eyewitnesses, the long vehicle was fully loaded with wooden boards and moving at a high speed but fell on its side after taking a sharp curve on the Assin Fosu N8 highway.
The wooden load on the vehicle, fell on a man who was using the pedestrian walkway, killing him on the spot.
The body of the victim was retrieved and sent to the St. Francis Xavier Hospital morgue by a joint team from the Ghana National Fire Service and the Police command in Assin Fosu.
The driver of the accident vehicle whose name is currently unknown, is reported to have been picked up by the police to avoid a possible mob attack.
Meanwhile, two people are in critical condition after an accident involving a fuel tanker and an articulated truck at Winneba junction in the Central Region.
According to reports, the fuel tanker with registration number GR 4339-C tried to avoid a head-on collision with an articulated truck.
The tanker landed in a ditch and fell on its side after it swerved the Accra-bound articulated truck that had veered off into its lane.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Winneba, ADO1 Ebenezer Fiifi Dadzie, said they rushed to the scene immediately after they got the report to avert a fire outbreak.
He indicated that the driver and his mate, who sustained injuries, were rushed to the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital for treatment.
AD01 Dadzie added that the driver and his mate are responding to treatment.
This comes after another tanker transporting diesel from Tema towards Accra skidded off the road and overturned in an attempt to swerve a saloon car on Friday, May 12, spilling its content onto the highway.
Some drivers plying the road parked their cars to scoop the fuel with the excuse that they couldn’t watch it go to waste.
