The Ghana Police Service has arrested the driver of a Hyundai truck with registration number GS 9018 – 20 for allegedly causing an accident involving a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line today Thursday 18th April 2024.
Police preliminary investigation has established that the suspect driver left the said vehicle unattended on the railway line, leading to a collision with the train.
”Police investigation into the incident continues”, the statement noted.
The new Train assembled in Poland for railway transportation in Ghana was conducting a site acceptance test when the accident occurred.
The new trains will transport passengers from Mpakadan through Kpong, Juapong, Doryumu all the way to Tema port and then the passengers can switch from the standard-gauge line to a narrow-gauge line to take them all the way to the heart of Accra.
Meanwhile reports indicates that, the driver of the truck has been jailed for six months after his arrest by the Ghana Police Service.