Story: Mary Ankrah
A HEAD-ON collision involving two vehicles on the N1 Highway early yesterday morning caused a heavy traffic jam on the highway for hours.
Although there was no casualty, the two vehicles were seriously damaged.
Hours after the accident, the police had to go through hectic time before removing the two vehicles to allow for the free flow of traffic.
The accident, which occurred around 4 a.m., involved a white Sprinter Benz bus, with registration number GR 5692-12, and an Iveco truck with Togolese registration number TG 0115 AD.
An eyewitness, Kwesi Gyabah, told the Daily Graphic that the Sprinter bus was from the direction of Nii Boi Town when it crossed the Iveco truck at a traffic intersection.
He said the traffic light was showing green for the Iveco truck to pass but the driver of the Sprinter ignored the signal and crossed the road, colliding with the truck in the process.
The truck, which was loaded with second-hand items, including used wooden doors, beds, garden seats, bicycles and sawmill machines, scattered its cargo on the lanes, causing heavy vehicular traffic.
When the Daily Graphic got to the scene around 9 a.m., there was heavy traffic on the Lapaz-Kwashieman portion of the highway.
Policemen from the Tesano Police were at the scene to control the traffic, while efforts were being made to remove the truck and the scattered items from the road.
The accident also attracted a large crowd, some of whom were on their way to work.
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the Tesano Police Station, Mr Ernest Acheampong, advised drivers to be patient whenever they got to traffic intersections.
Incidentally, while the police were making efforts to control the traffic, a white private car almost knocked down two policemen who were directing traffic.
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