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General News of Monday, March 25, 2019
Source: kasapafmonline.com
2019-03-25
Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister of Transport
The Minister of Transport, the Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, lamented the continuing mbadacres on our roads as a result of road accidents, calling everyone to lend a helping hand to remedy the situation.
The killings on our roads are largely due to indiscipline, noting that statistics from the National Road Safety Commission indicate that about 80% of road accidents are caused by human errors, the majority of them being related to indiscipline. drivers.
He added that it was time for citizens to take the safety of their own lives and insist that when a driver drives too fast or causes unnecessary overruns on the road, those who find themselves on board the vehicle have the right to warn him.
The Minister of Transport made the remarks Monday when he visited the victims of Friday's accident at the Trauma & Specialist Hospital in Winneba and St. Luke Catholic Hospital in Apam, all located in the central region.
The Minister also went to the scene of Ekumfi 's accident. He was accompanied by representatives of the Ministry, the National Road Safety Commission, the metropolitan public transport network, the Ghana Police Service and the Central Regional Deputy Minister.
Metro Mbad Transit General Manager Albert Aduboahene, for his part, expressed the company's sincere condolences to the bereaved families.
According to all the stories of the victims, it was clear that the fault of the accident was not attributable to the driver of Metro Mbad Transit.
He badured that his team would continue to take steps to ensure the comfort and safety of their customers, pointing out that the government is in the process of acquiring a new bus park to replace used and overworked buses on our roads.
ACP Owoahene Acheampong, police commander of Winneba, for his part recounted how the accident occurred, warning drivers to always leave a certain distance between their vehicle and the one before it.
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