Tag Archives: TROTRO

Trotro mate runs away with daily sales

An Accra-based Trotro driver identified only as Ato last Tuesday night cursed his stars after the conductor popularly known in Ghana as mate absconded with the daily sales when the day activities came to an end. The incident was said to have occurred at about 7:45 p.m. at Odorkor in …

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Most of my schoolmates don’t speak to me anymore because I’m a trotro mate – Lady reveals

  Student and bus conductor, Joyce Akorfa has revealed that most of her friends from school do not speak to her anymore because she works as a ‘trotro mate’ to cater to her education. According to the level 400 student, most of her friends think her work is below their …

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Trotro Drivers Suspend Strike Action

Commercial transport bus drivers have been asked to suspend their ongoing strike action. Commercial vehicle drivers today, December 6, refused to convey passengers to protest the recent fuel price increments. Their action caused many commuters great difficulties to reach their workplaces and various destinations. A current message from the Ghana Private …

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Trotro bus crashes woman to death at Buokrom

  An unidentified woman in her late 20s has been killed by a trotro vehicle on the Buokrom-Kenyasi Abrem road in Kumasi. The said incident happened at Buokrom Junction on Saturday, June 5, 2021 around 2 PM Eyewitnesses say the trotro vehicle with the registration number AS – 2781-13 loaded …

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2 feared dead after ‘trotro’ crashed into faulty trailer on Tesano road

At least two persons are feared dead after a Trotro crushed into a faulty trailer packed in the middle of the road at Tesano. The accident which occurred around the Tesano Police station is believed to have taken place around 4:30 am, Wednesday. Sharing details with JoyNews, a good Samaritan …

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Kasoa in the news again as Trotro driver crashes police dispatch rider

  Reports reaching MyNewsGH.com from Kasoa in the Central Region indicate that a passenger vehicle popularly known as trotro has crashed a Police dispatch rider. The incident, according to an eyewitness who spoke on Nhyira FM in Kumasi, happened on Wednesday morning at about 7:30 am. The report also suggests …

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Trotro driver burns 10-year-old boy to ashes, sets himself ablaze

One person is reportedly dead with three others in critical condition after a Trotro driver allegedly set the room of his girlfriend ablaze at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The suspect, who was identified as Mr Agyeman, was said to have set himself ablaze after …

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VIDEO: 14-year-old boy who slept in Trotro for months starts school

Emmanuel Agomeda, the 14-year old who left home to hustle in Accra after his stepmother denied him food has finally started school. After his first encounter with SVTV Africa, SVTV Africa Foundation secured a place for Emmanuel to stay in Accra with his aunt. Currently, the foundation together with benefactors …

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Drivers to increase transport fares by 10 percent from February 22

Members of the National Drivers Association of Ghana have announced that there will be 10 percent increment of transport fares on February 22, 2021. This decision, according to the drivers, was informed by the increment of some taxes at the DVLA and the ports. “As we speak, the service charge …

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‘Trotro’ driver arrested for stabbing lover

A 33-year-old ‘trotro’ driver is in the grips of the Tafo Police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend when she made attempts to end their relationship. Residents of Tafo Zongo rushed to the victim’s house when her scream for help gained their attention, only to find her …

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