Adom FM’s flagship program, “Fabewoso”, a segment of “Dwaso Nsem” took a turn to access the roots of rampant accidents swallowing lots of lives in the country presently.
Host Kofi Adoma, called on authorities and drivers who embark on long journeys to share with the public the original factors that are claiming lives on the roads.
Speaking to a correspondent at Shama FM in the Western Region of Ghana, he reported that six people died on the spot after a Yutong Bus driver swerved an ‘unauthorised’ speed ramp and collided head on with a Benz tipper truck from Takoradi heading to Cape Coast.
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According to him, there was no sign showing that there was a speed ramp ahead so drivers who are unfamiliar with the state of the road, may be exposed to life-causing accidents.
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A road safety ambassador, Gabby Adu Gyamfi, who blamed authorities for failure to pay attention to the roads revealed that 2,098 people died in Ghana due to road accidents in 2017, a figure that is more than armed robbery and illegal mining-related killings in combined.
DSP Charles Obiri, who is the MTTD commander in Winneba has also blamed drivers for abusing drugs all in an effort to energise themselves for long distance journeys.
According to him, training has given him the hunch that many drivers take in drugs such as tramadol among other sniffing substances to prevent them from extreme fatigue.
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“Currently, if the drivers are tired, they rather take tramadol and think they can go further instead of resting”, he said.
But speaking to some long distance drivers, they debunked the assertions that they take in illicit or unprescribed tablets to assist them in driving.
Watch to the show in the video above.