Friday morning’s tragedy at Kalabule Junction on the Malam-Kasoa section of the N1 highway has locals concerned about the lack of accident prevention measures on the area.
They claim that when accidents increase in the neighborhood, both drivers and pedestrians begins to feel scared.
According to eyewitnesses of the accident on Friday morning, a Toyota Yaris with the license plate GX 4635-22 abruptly veered off the road, struck, and mounted a commercial Hyundai Grace van with the license plate As 9553-10 that was already parked. The Toyota Yaris’s speeding driver had actually been cut off by another car while doing a U-turn, which forced him to slam on the brakes and cause the collision.
The only occupants of the Toyota Yaris, who suffered major damage, as well as the driver of the commercial vehicle and his conductor, did not suffer serious injuries.
Kwaku Asiedu, the driver of the commercial vehicle involved in the collision, also reported experiencing leg and rib pain as he described the mishap to Obaatanpa News Mireku.
While this is going on, some drivers and people in the area have voiced their concerns about the absence of effective steps taken to control the occurrence of accidents on the stretch, particularly at the Kalabule Junction U-turn, which is progressively turning into a hotspot for accidents.
From broken streetlights and traffic signals to a lack of police officers to guide traffic during rush hour.
Pedestrians claim that attempts to cross the freeway frequently become chaotic and often dangerous.
They are consequently requesting help from the government to have the situation given urgent attention.