Takoradi — At least four persons were crushed to death when two manganese haulage trains collided at Wassa Manso, in the Mpohor District of the Western Region, on Friday evening.
Police sources reported that four persons including two females died on the spot when the collision happened on Friday night.
Six victims, who sustained various injuries, were rushed to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital and are receiving treatment, the police added, explaining that the cause might be a brake failure.
Another source also told the Ghanaian Times that the incident might be due to speeding and signals failure, hence the fatalities.
"Our technical team is conducting an assessment of the incident and would report back soon." a Ghana Railway Company (GRC) source also hinted.
Meanwhile, the Unit Committee Chairman of WassaManso, Emmanuel Diaw told journalists that, the head-on collision occurred at about 9:30pm, Friday evening.
He indicated that one of the haulage train was coming from Nsuta end was loaded with manganese ore while the other also emerged from the Takoradi-Kojokrom route, with empty trucks, had parked at WassaManso station.
He said "The one coming from Tarkwa, we are told had a brake failure. A survivor narrated that when the train got to Amantin, the train could not stop. Meanwhile, that of the Takoradi-bound train was stationery. The Tarkwa train collided with it and dragged it few meters away."
MrDiaw added that the stationery train broke from the link and smashed its...
Read Full Story: https://allafrica.com/stories/202112210086.html
Your content is great. However, if any of the content contained herein violates any rights of yours, including those of copyright, please contact us immediately by e-mail at media[@]kissrpr.com.