By Erica Apeatua Addo
Tarkwa (W/R), June 10, GNA- The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has issued a directive restricting the movement of loaded tipper trucks within the municipality following a fatal road crash that claimed the lives of three adults and an infant.
The directive was announced after an emergency meeting between MUSEC and the leadership of the Tipper Truck Operators Association.
A press release signed by Mr Ebenezer Cobbinah, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) and Chairman of MUSEC, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, indicated that the accident involved a tipper truck which reportedly lost control and collided head-on with a passenger vehicle caught in traffic, leading to the instant death of four persons.
“In view of the gravity of the incident and the need to safeguard lives and property, MUSEC has directed that, with immediate effect, no tipper truck carrying quarry materials, stones, sand, or any other load shall use the AngloGold Junction route to or from quarry and mining sites within the municipality,” the release said.
It stressed that under the new arrangement, all loaded tipper trucks would be required to use the main Teberebie Junction route, adding “operators association, truck owners, and truck drivers are expected to strictly comply with the directive at all times.”
The Council emphasized that the measure formed part of broader efforts by the Assembly and security agencies to improve upon road safety and prevent future occurrences of such devastating incidents.
Additionally, the release said other measures were currently being considered and would be communicated in due course.
Enforcement of this directive would be undertaken by the Municipal Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service Tarkwa Command.
Any driver or operator found violating the directive would face the appropriate legal sanctions, the release indicated.
The Assembly has therefore urged all tipper truck operators, drivers, and stakeholders to cooperate fully to ensure public safety.
GNA
Edited by Justina Hilda Paaga/Lydia Kukua Asamoah
Reporter: Erica Apeatua Addo
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