{"id":1265987,"date":"2022-12-16T12:25:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/16\/falling-truck-spills-scrap-at-achimota-overhead-causes-gridlock\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T12:25:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:25:25","slug":"falling-truck-spills-scrap-at-achimota-overhead-causes-gridlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/16\/falling-truck-spills-scrap-at-achimota-overhead-causes-gridlock\/","title":{"rendered":"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident13-636x424-Copy-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"The truck as it lay on its side in the middle of the road\" title=\"Scrap_truck_accident13-636x424 (Copy)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The truck as it lay on its side in the middle of the road<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Tema bound cargo truck loaded with metal scraps Thursday evening fell on its side around the Achimota overhead, causing heavy vehicular traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle with registration number AW 1216-22 bursts two tyres while attempting to negotiate a bend, falling over in the process and completely blocking the road.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident50.jpg\" alt=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\" class=\"wp-image-10032228995\" title=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The driver and his mate who were the only occupants sustained no physical injuries.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The mate, Adams, disclosed that the vehicle was coming from Kumasi and was heading to Tema when it fell over after bursting the tyres.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident78.jpg\" alt=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\" class=\"wp-image-10032228996\" title=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>According to him, the bad nature of the road caused the two tyres to burst which made the vehicle tilt and fall over.<\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness, Henry, revealed that that specific portion of the road frequently causes tyre bursts due to its bad nature.\u00a0Click this link to read fuller version of the accident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident88.jpg\" alt=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\" class=\"wp-image-10032228997\" title=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>He called for a permanent solution as occasional fixes have failed to curb the problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below are photos from the scene of the accident: Photos by Joseph Mawuli Tibu<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident17.jpg\" alt=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\" class=\"wp-image-10032228999\" title=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident70.jpg\" alt=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\" class=\"wp-image-10032229000\" title=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident34.jpg\" alt=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\" class=\"wp-image-10032229001\" title=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident107.jpg\" alt=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\" class=\"wp-image-10032229002\" title=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scrap_truck_accident81.jpg\" alt=\"Falling truck spills scrap at Achimota Overhead, causes gridlock\" class=\"wp-image-10032229006\" title=\"Falling truck 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