Ashaiman records 178 accidents in six months

Ashaiman, Sept. 25, GNA - A total of 178 accident cases were reported to the Ashaiman Division of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service from January to June. Assistant Superintendent of Police Timothy Dassah, Divisional Commander of the Ashaiman MTTU, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview at Ashaiman on Tuesday that 16 persons perished in those accidents and 146 people sustained injuries. Mr Dassah said during the same period under review, his office recorded a total of 287 motor traffic offences out of which 279 were sent to the courts.

He said 259 of the drivers were convicted with a total amount of 120.5 million cedis imposed on them as fines. He advised motorists plying the Tema Motorway to slow down when using unapproved routes to link them to the Motorway, because pedestrians would also be crossing the Motorway simultaneously, using those same unapproved routes.

Mr Dassah urged transport union leaders to inspect insurance policies of their members to make sure they were valid. He said the Divisional Police Patrol Team had embarked on patrol exercises to help clear the roads of traffic and appealed to drivers to co-operate with the police to ensure the success of the exercise.