By Dennis Peprah, GNA
Kintampo, (Bono East), June 10, GNA – The Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gershon Kpogli, the Kintampo Municipal Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) says the command has intensified safety measures to stem recurring road crashes on the Kintampo-Tamale highway.
He said MTTD with support from stakeholders had mounted eight warning signs at identified crash prone points along the highway, and advised drivers to comply with road safety regulation to bring the crashes under control.
The MTTD commander described crashes and fatalities that often occurred on the highway as needless, and assuring the Department’s dedication to collaborate with stakeholders to stem the crashes.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Kintampo in the Bono East Region, ASP Kpogli said the initiative aligned to the strategic action plans and goals of the MTTD towards ensuring safety and bringing sanity on the highway.
“Life is a natural gift more valuable than material things that one can regain back, if forcefully taken away”, he stated and urged drivers, especially commercial ones and other road users to value human life.
ASP Kpogli advised that commercial drivers ought to put a premium on saving human lives rather than profits.
“The warning signs are strategically placed at black spots, sharp curves, and sections where we frequently record crashes to alert the drivers using the highway early enough”, he explained.
He commended stakeholders for their support towards mounting the warning signs and called for collective efforts to stem crashes on the highway.
ASP Kpogli mentioned human errors like over-speeding, wrongful overtaking and fatigue driving as some of the causes of the road crashes in the area and cautioned drivers against negligence.
He reiterated the MTTD’s dedication to enforce road safety regulations, and called on drivers and motorists to cooperate with the personnel in the discharge of their duties and to bring sanity on the highway.
Some of the commercial drivers also commended the MTTD, saying that the mounting of the warning signs would guide them and help control crashes on the highway.
A commercial driver only known as Sarpong, described the warning signs as timely, saying that: “Many of us over-speed especially at night without necessarily considering and knowing the dangers on the highway”.
GNA
Kenneth Odeng Adade
Reporter: Dennis Peprah
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