[ 2017-03-01 ]

Horrifying accident: 40-foot trailer tumbles on Circle overpass
It can only be an act of a miracle that no
casualty was recorded in a horrifying accident
that happened, Wednesday, on the three months old
Circle overpass popularly called Dubai overhead.

The head of a 40-foot trailer was severed from
its body and together with a container full of
bags of sugar fell off from the overpass at a
height not less than 15 feet, tumbling down on two
commercial vehicles beneath the overpass which
were thankfully without passengers.

One other container was left hanging menacingly on
the overpass waiting its turn to take a tumble,
with the boat of the trailer piercing through the
frail rail that was to act as a shield.

The trailer was heading towards the Obetsebi
roundabout end of the road when the accident
happened around 4:00pm, a busy hour for a busy
road that links many parts of Accra.

Police personnel and their counterparts in the
fire service were present at the accident scene
wondering what happened and attempting to restore
order and sanity.

Thousands gathered with their phones high up the
overpass, others much closer to the action down
the overpass, all of whom took shots, videos of a
terrible accident, heaving a greater sigh of
relief that no casualty was recorded.

The driver of the trailer survived what was an
appointment with death but was not immediately
available for comment. So too were the drivers of
the two commercial vehicles

It is not immediately clear what may have caused
the accident but eye witnesses claim the driver of
the trailer vehicle with registration number GT
5557U may possibly have lost control.

One of two commercial vehicles which was without
passengers but had a driver suffered severe dents
from the head of trailer which fell on it.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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