Brake failure causes fatal accident at Kotokuraba Market

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GABRIEL ADU-ACHEAMPONG, VVU 11 years ago

It is unfortunate.To the bereaved family,accept my condolences.I pray for speedy recovery for the injured people. I will urge drivers to be extra vigilant on the road. May God be with His children.

It is unfortunate.To the bereaved family,accept my condolences.I pray for speedy recovery for the injured people. I will urge drivers to be extra vigilant on the road. May God be with His children.
Ldia Acquah,Cape Coast 11 years ago

May their soul rest in perfect peace.

May their soul rest in perfect peace.
THE PATRIOT 11 years ago

The police know full well that all the 207 buses on our roads have no back brakes yet they are doing nothing about it. The police are so corrupt and incompetent that they are not dealing with the core problems. Their attentio ...
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The police know full well that all the 207 buses on our roads have no back brakes yet they are doing nothing about it. The police are so corrupt and incompetent that they are not dealing with the core problems. Their attention is extorting monies from commercial drivers.

Now in Accra, all bus stops have been turned into taxi ranks thus forcing trotro and MMT buses to stop in the middle of the road. Sadly in the full glare of the police, ministers, directors, officers etc!!!! And is it not an irony that instead of the police dealing with serious traffic matters the MTTU boss has made the fight against okada his top priority! Is that not misplaced priority?

In reality okada is more a part of the solution to our traffic problem than they are a problem. All the police need do is to ensure that no motorcycle rider flouts the traffic rules, e.g. jumping the red light. The police therefore need to get their priority right because using the scarce police resources (men, vehicles and above all time) to round up okada operators while they abandon the core problems is a sign of incompetence!
Opeimua 11 years ago

It's very pathetic when people lose their lives or get seriously injured and some okro mouths want to associate the reckless driver's crime with brake failure. Every driver knows the behaviour of his vehicle and so he is boun ...
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It's very pathetic when people lose their lives or get seriously injured and some okro mouths want to associate the reckless driver's crime with brake failure. Every driver knows the behaviour of his vehicle and so he is bound to apply the necessary cautions at all times, yet their greed and stealing habits would not permit them to think properly. It's time such drivers are charged for crime instead of someone seating somewhere and giving the brake failure excuse. The idiots disconnect the rear brakes of the LT buses with the excuse that the vehicle consumes more fuel when the brake is in position. Are these the people whose murderous deeds we'll continue to excuse in our society? Is an act of murder that's all. No more brake failures folks!!!
ADABRAKA 11 years ago

Kokomba market is too choked that car should move more than 10kph. I was shocked to hear a friend said he was driving 90kph on Accra Kumasi highway. Even first class roads in advance countries is 70-80kph

Kokomba market is too choked that car should move more than 10kph. I was shocked to hear a friend said he was driving 90kph on Accra Kumasi highway. Even first class roads in advance countries is 70-80kph
REX 11 years ago

Thats is a design failure and should not be imported into country.It will die naturally after 5yrs from our roads.People in charge of govt institutions are all sleeping on their balls doing nothing but receiving salaries mont ...
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Thats is a design failure and should not be imported into country.It will die naturally after 5yrs from our roads.People in charge of govt institutions are all sleeping on their balls doing nothing but receiving salaries monthly.A country where nothing works right.
Don Blunt 11 years ago

Do you think the Germans manufactured their vehicles for you Ghanaians?
Do you know how many of those "207 BENZ" vehicles run on european roads safely every day?

You better learn to speak the truth:
We Ghanaians import ...
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Do you think the Germans manufactured their vehicles for you Ghanaians?
Do you know how many of those "207 BENZ" vehicles run on european roads safely every day?

You better learn to speak the truth:
We Ghanaians import vehicles that are being thrown away in other countries. But if you don't know what you talk about, just shut up. And when your Ghanaian mechanic tells you after fixing your brakes that the bolts and screws that have become surplus "are not necessary..", better begin to question your intelligence, instead of looking for an old witch to blame when you survive an accident.
SHADY BLUE niagara falls, ontario 11 years ago

KANTANKA CAN MANUFACTURE BETTER BUSES FOR USE ON AFRICAN TERRAIN. THE GOVT SHOULD INVEST IN HIS BUSINESS. KANTANKA SHOULD MAKE WILD N LIST HIS BUSINESS ON THE GH STOCK EXCHANGE. IM WILLING TO BUY SHARES IN HIS COMPANY

KANTANKA CAN MANUFACTURE BETTER BUSES FOR USE ON AFRICAN TERRAIN. THE GOVT SHOULD INVEST IN HIS BUSINESS. KANTANKA SHOULD MAKE WILD N LIST HIS BUSINESS ON THE GH STOCK EXCHANGE. IM WILLING TO BUY SHARES IN HIS COMPANY
EZEKIEL 11 years ago

Who told you it is DESIGN FAILURE ??The Type of MB Buses are used for LIGHT CARGO in Germany!!They are NOT passenger buses!!
We can't manufacture even TOOTHPICK but criticise everything BECAUSE of our STUPIDITY!!

Who told you it is DESIGN FAILURE ??The Type of MB Buses are used for LIGHT CARGO in Germany!!They are NOT passenger buses!!
We can't manufacture even TOOTHPICK but criticise everything BECAUSE of our STUPIDITY!!
CAPE-COAST BOY 11 years ago

THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY REALLY NEED HELP, THE SO-CALL REBUILDING NEW MARKET HAS COUSE THIS FATAL ACCIDENT.MAY THE DEAD REST IN PEACE AND WISH THE INJURED VICTIMS SPEEDLY RECOVERY

THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY REALLY NEED HELP, THE SO-CALL REBUILDING NEW MARKET HAS COUSE THIS FATAL ACCIDENT.MAY THE DEAD REST IN PEACE AND WISH THE INJURED VICTIMS SPEEDLY RECOVERY
YAA GIZEL 11 years ago

THESE OLD 207 BUSES THAT ARE IMPORTED IN TO THE COUNTRY HAVE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THERE FORE SHOULD NOT BE IMPORTED IN THE COUNTRY.

THESE OLD 207 BUSES THAT ARE IMPORTED IN TO THE COUNTRY HAVE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THERE FORE SHOULD NOT BE IMPORTED IN THE COUNTRY.
A.A 11 years ago

RIP

RIP
EZEKIEL 11 years ago

CHECK the SAFETY of vehicles EVERY 12 months regularly! What is the NONSENSE about "the black spot" when APPARENTLY the BRAKES WERE FAULTY ???

CHECK the SAFETY of vehicles EVERY 12 months regularly! What is the NONSENSE about "the black spot" when APPARENTLY the BRAKES WERE FAULTY ???
kofizee@hotmail.com 11 years ago

As I drove past the place soon after this accident and I was surprised to see so many people still standing and discussing the incident right at the accident scene. This place is right at the bottom of a hill and its a kind o ...
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As I drove past the place soon after this accident and I was surprised to see so many people still standing and discussing the incident right at the accident scene. This place is right at the bottom of a hill and its a kind of intersection. One would have expected the police, whose office is a few meters away uphill to have condoned the place off, keeping the place free from any human activity to enable them conduct their investigations without any hindrances. It was really a recipe for a nastier accident. The attitude of many Ghanaian to incidents like this one and the professionalism of the police in times like these sometimes leaves a bit more to be desired. Lord have mercy , indeed.
SHADY BLUE niagara falls, ontario 11 years ago

AFTER THE PRIMTIVE INCIDENT I HAD WITH ACCRA MALL SECURITY AND ALSO WITH ACCRA POLICE. I LOST ALL FAITH IN THE ABILTIES OF THE POLICE IN ACCRA. THEY R DUMB. ALL THEY KNOW IS PULLING GUNS ON PPL, AND YELLING TO SCARE THEM OFF. ...
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AFTER THE PRIMTIVE INCIDENT I HAD WITH ACCRA MALL SECURITY AND ALSO WITH ACCRA POLICE. I LOST ALL FAITH IN THE ABILTIES OF THE POLICE IN ACCRA. THEY R DUMB. ALL THEY KNOW IS PULLING GUNS ON PPL, AND YELLING TO SCARE THEM OFF. THE POLICE NEED BETTER TRAINING. THEY R CLUELESS
SHADY BLUE niagara falls, ontario 11 years ago

He said the Commission had advised Urban Roads Department to carry out safety measures to forestall the rampant accidents at the black spot.

THE NATIONAL DEPT OF DRIVERS N MOTOR VEHICLES SHOULD SEND OUT A MEMO TO EACH OF I ...
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He said the Commission had advised Urban Roads Department to carry out safety measures to forestall the rampant accidents at the black spot.

THE NATIONAL DEPT OF DRIVERS N MOTOR VEHICLES SHOULD SEND OUT A MEMO TO EACH OF ITS HEAD OFFICES IN ALL THE 10 REGIONS
FROM THIS DAY ONWARDS. YOU WILL FOLLOW THESE STEPS BEFORE GETTING MOTORISTS ON THE ROADS

1.EACH PERSON MUST BE OF LEGAL AGE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE
2. IN ORDER TO DRIVE, EACH DRIVER/MOTORIST MUST OBTAIN INSURANCE FOR THEIR CAR
3. EACH DRIVER/MORORIST MUST ALSO OBTAIN THE PROPER SAFETY CHECK/STICKER FOR THEIR CAR. SUCH SAFETY CHECKS CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY MECHANIC SHOP
4. THE RESPECTIVE REGIONAL DRIVER N MOTOR VEHICLE OFFIES CAN ONLY CERTIFIED CARS IF THE DRIVER/MOTORISTS HAS SHOWN PROOF OF a) INSURANCE B) VALID DRIVERS LICENSE C) SAFETY CHECK INSPECTION.

IF THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS CAN FOLLOW THRU ON SUCH ACTIONS. THERE WILL BE LESS DEATH /ACCIDENTS DUE TO STUPID REASONS LIKE THIS ONE. THIS ACCIDENT COULD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE CAR SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. IF OUR SO CALLED MPANINFUO HAD PUT THESE NECESSARY CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE. THE CHANCES OF SUCH ACCIDENTS OCCURRING WOULD BE VERY VERY MINIMAL. WE MUST GROW UP
araba MD USA 11 years ago

l weep and pray for my beloved town. R I P

l weep and pray for my beloved town. R I P

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