One Dies In New-Juaben Flood
The Taxi was spotted in the flood A female passenger has died when a taxi she was boarding submerged in flood at Nsukwao in the New-Juaben municipality of the Eastern region. The vehicle which had...
Tag: Disaster_Accident
Woman In A Taxicab Drowns During Flood
Three others who were rescued were rushed to a hospital in the area. The body of the yet-to-be identified woman has also been deposited at the Koforidua Hospital morgue. The incident happened around...
Two Die In New-Juaben Flood
The Taxi was spotted in the flood Two persons - a taxi driver and a female passenger - are feared dead when their taxi submerged in flood at Nsukwao in the New-Juaben municipality of the Eastern...
Another Ghanaian Dies In Mecca
Another Ghanaian pilgrim whose name has been given as Alhaji Yakubu Zakaria has passed on in Saudi Arabia. This follows the passing on on September 13 of Alhaji Alhassan Kuku of Accra. The latest...
Indiscriminate Parking of Cars A Major Cause of Accidents
Section 21 and 22 of the Road Traffic Act passed in 2004 is against the indiscriminate parking of vehicles or unlawful interferences on roads and highways Most road users are however not aware of the...
Deadly Shooting At US Shopping Centre
Three women have been shot dead and a man critically injured at a shopping centre in Burlington, Washington state. Police have released a picture of the suspected gunman, who fled the scene armed...
Plane Crew Douse Smoking Samsung Phone
Cabin crew on an Indian passenger aircraft have used a fire extinguisher to tackle a smoking Samsung handset. The Note 2 handset was smouldering and spitting sparks, according to a statement from...
Road Crashes Claim 1,408 Lives So Far This Year
As of August 31, 2016, some 1,408 people had lost their lives through road crashes, with motorcycle accidents being the highest, the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has stated. Speaking on:...
Jetstar Plane Fills With Smoke and Diverts
An Australian Jetstar flight from Sydney to Cairns has been forced to divert to Brisbane about 40 minutes into its trip after filling with smoke. Video shot by a passenger showed smoke in the cabinet...
Kufuor Expanded Roads By 80%
Ghana’s road network was expanded from 37,321km in 2000 to 67,291km by 2008 under the Kufuor administration to facilitate increased production of commercial crops for export and food for domestic...
NRSC Cautions Parties Over ‘reckless’ Driving
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has appealed to leaders of the various political parties contesting the 2016 elections to ensure that their supporters respect road regulations while...
‘Sasso’ van Catches Fire On N1 Highway As Contents Explode
A mini benz bus carrying several containers of ‘Sasso’ insecticide caught fire on the N1 Highway on Thursday morning and burnt beyond recognition after it was hit by an oil truck. Several...
Vehicle Carrying Mosquito Sprays Explodes On N1 Highway
The vehicle exploded and caught fire on the N1 Highway A vehicle reportedly carrying Sasso Mosquito Sprays exploded and caught fire on the N1 Highway near the Fiesta Roayal Hotel on Thursday Morning....
2,500 People Died From Road Crashes In Just 3months – Police
An alarming statistic from the Ghana Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) indicates that over 2, 500 people have died in road crashes for just July and September 2016, higher than...
Somalia: 300,000 Children Dying of Hunger
Nearly five million people in Somalia are suffering from a shortage of food due to poor rainfall, floods and displacement, the United Nations says. More than 300,000 children under the age of five...
NADMO Introduces Early Warning System On Flooding
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has designed an early warning system to help alert communities in flood-prone areas using mediums such as mobile phone alerts. The initiative...
Accident Causes Gridlock On Accra-Tema Motorway
An accident on the Tema side of the Accra-Tema motorway on Tuesday September 20 has caused heavy traffic. A truck with a 40-footer container fell on the road, bringing traffic to a standstill....
Nigeria Bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 On Airlines
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has directed passengers not to turn on or charge their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices on board aircraft following recent incidents and concerns raised by...
Towing Project In Limbo While Broken-Down Vehicles Claim Lives
About 118 trucks acquired by the Road Safety Management Services Limited (RSMSL), a private company, for the national towing service have become idle because of the inability of the National Road...
NDC Slogan Should Be ‘deforming Ghana, Deforming Lives’ – NPP
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the governing National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) manifesto theme; changing lives, Transforming Ghana, ought to be “deforming Ghana, deforming...