A gas tanker filled with the highly combustive substance was involved in an accident at the Tetegu junction on the Accra-Kasoa Highway early hours of Wednesday.
The tanker with registration number GT 2286-W, which was heading towards Kasoa from Accra, hit the pavement inbetween the road before it overturned, crossing the road.
As a result, vehicular movement from Accra to Kasoa had to be diverted to use the same route as those Kasoa coming to Accra.
The accident brought heavy traffic on the already congested highway as passengers trek on foot with vehicles stucking in the traffic.
A freelancer Yaw Marfo told Onua FM’s Yen Sempa host Kwame Karikari that the tanker driver, had attempted to negotiate a U-turn when it overturned.
Residents who witnessed the accident which occurred around 4:30am had to run for their lives for fear of possible explosion. No casualty has been recorded so far.
The police and personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service were quickly notified to rush to the scene to avert any disastrous eventuality.
The Public Affairs Director of the Ghana National Fire Service, Timothy Osafo Affum told Onua FM the residents took a good decision not to go near the accident scene.
He explained that safety is important and pleaded with passengers to bear with the security as they clear the road.
Source: editors.3news.com|Ghana
