{"id":1195095,"date":"2022-08-30T19:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/30\/articulator-truck-crashes-into-tema-motorway-tollbooth\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T19:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:59:37","slug":"articulator-truck-crashes-into-tema-motorway-tollbooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/30\/articulator-truck-crashes-into-tema-motorway-tollbooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Articulator truck crashes into Tema motorway tollbooth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Articulator truck crashes into Tema motorway tollbooth\" title=\"Articulator truck crashes into Tema motorway tollbooth\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>A MAN Diesel articulator truck with registration number GS 5340-11 has crashed into one of the tollbooths on the Accra-Tema Motorway.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Narrating what led to the accident, an okada rider, Yakubu Tahiru stated that a saloon car heading towards Tema suddenly veered off into the lane of the truck.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1334387707&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to him since the driver of the truck was also speeding, he ended up hitting the boot of the salon car.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, both drivers escaped unhurt.<\/p>\n<p>However, parts of the tollbooth and the articulator truck were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the truck driver, he said he has embarked on several long journeys plying the Accra-Tema motorway but has never been involved in an accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have travelled from Ghana to Nigeria, Mali, Togo, Guinea and I always ply this route,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1334388934&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He stated that his intention was to save the driver of the salon car from injury hence the decision to it the booth instead. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1334372713&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople would say I was driving too fast, which is why this happened, but I am the one behind the wheel, so I know what speed I was driving at. Also, this location is paved, and if it rains, it becomes slippery, so I know how\u00a0I drive here\u2026 The accident would not have happened if the other driver had not crossed me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MAN Diesel articulator truck with registration number GS 5340-11 has crashed into one of the tollbooths on the Accra-Tema Motorway. The incident happened on Tuesday. Narrating what led to the accident, an okada rider, Yakubu Tahiru stated that a saloon car heading towards Tema suddenly veered off into the lane of the truck. 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