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President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) Dr Joseph Obeng has said the cancellation of road toll collection by the government was needless. Contributing to a discussion on the decision by the Government of Ghana to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on TV3’s Key Points, Saturday July 9, Dr Obeng …

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the driver of a DAF truck with registration no. AS 7324- 12, seen in a viral video plying the Ejisu-Kumasi road, without his back tires, an official statement has confirmed. The Ghana Police Service said in a statement that the suspect driver, Kofi …

A group of soldiers were involved in an accident on Wednesday 9 June 2022, along the Suhum–Anum Apapam Road. A viral video of the scene shows several soldiers lying on the road with some looking near lifeless. The officers were being helped by some community members and other members of …

Some parts of Accra have flooded again following a heavy downpour on Friday afternoon. The flood has blocked major roads especially Achimota road making it difficult for cars to drive through. The situation has a gridlock on the stretch starting from Nkrumah Circle. Other motorists were left with no choice …

     Residents of Nkroful and Essiama including motorists, have been left stranded after this weekend’s downpour destroyed a temporary access road created between the two communities. The eroded access road was created by Memphis Metropolitan, a construction company that worked on the about 7-kilometer Essiama-Nkroful road prior to the 2020 …

Some 36 persons lost their lives in road crashes during the Easter festivities, between April 15, 2022, and April 18, 2022, a Motor Accident Returns Report from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has said. This represents an increase of 28.57 per cent compared to 28 deaths recorded during …

A truck carrying a container was involved in an accident on the Tema Motorway on Saturday, April 23. There were no casualties. Two onlookers disclosed that the truck driver veered into the inner lane of the road to avoid a road bump. According to the second interviewee, the driver changes …

Angry residents of Panpanso No.1 a community near Teacher Mante in the Eastern region went on rampage Monday morning after over 11 houses in the community were illegally demolished by masked armed men at the behest of an alleged real estate developer. The affected persons became agitated and embarked on …

A heavy-duty truck has tipped over and fallen on top of a saloon car on the Mallam-Weija stretch of the Accra-Kasoa road in the Greater Accra Region. The accident occurred on Thursday near Jayee University. It has resulted in gridlock. Interim reports suggest the break of the truck failed, resulting …

The Deputy Ranking Member for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport has suggested that road tolls can be free for Ghanaian drivers but not trucks from neighbouring countries that use the country’s roads. Mr. Isaac Adjei Mensah who is also the Member of Parliament for Wassa East Constituency …