Motorway Toll Booth Accident: Cleaner Whose Colleague Died Narrates her Narrow Escape

Motorway Toll Booth Accident: Cleaner Whose Colleague Died Narrates her Narrow Escape

  • A woman who narrowly escaped the toll booth accident that involved a tipper truck has spoken with tears in an emotional video
  • Narrating the incident tearfully, the woman indicated that she was working with another cleaner called Koomson when she was called and sent
  • Before she could say jack, the huge crash occurred and Koomson who she was cleaning with was lying deformed on the floor

Trending topics on the go: How we write news at YEN.com.gh

A woman who works as a cleaner at the toll booth on the Accra-Tema Motorway has shed uncontrollable tears in a video following the sudden demise of her colleague named Koomson.

In a video shared on the YouTube channel of Citinewsroom, the lady who could not hide her emotions narrated that she narrowly escaped the accident after she was called by an attendant at another booth.

"I was with Koomson sweeping the street when someone from toll booth 4 called me to take money for her but on my way, a policeman nearby also sent me to call someone for him. The next thing I heard was the crash and Koomson lying deformed on the floor," she said.

Read also

Security guard who saw toll booth accident from start narrates how it happened

See the video below:

Subscribe to watch new videos

What Ghanaians are saying

Ghanaians gave lots of reactions after watching the woman's video.

Below were some of them.

Michael Preko said:

Because of bribe-taking and lack of supervision most cars on the road are not road worthy. It's the innocent citizens that suffer.

Luke Luke mentioned:

There is something I don't understand....someone please help me out. Which part of this is funny that people are reacting to the post with the laughing emoji??? Human heart....sad!!

Richard Kwadzokpo indicated:

Ok, so when you do business at places like that, you should anticipate stuff like this cos any truck can fail break at anytime. It's unfortunate but it's what it is.
Cleaner Whose Colleague Perished in toll Booth Accident Wails Uncontrollably in Video
Cleaner Whose Colleague Perished in toll Booth Accident Wails Uncontrollably in Video Credit: YouTube, Citinewsroom
Source: UGC

The motorway incident happened after an articulated truck crashed into one of the toll-booths on the Accra-Tema Motorway.

As an earlier report by YEN.com.gh indicated, one of the toll-booth attendants was feared dead after a video showed the body lying motionless when the truck crashed into the booth.

Read also

Some drivers attribute accidents to brake failure when they drive senselessly - Road minister

The unfortunate incident occurred in the early and rush hours of Monday morning, July 12, 2021.

Another attendant believed to be visually and hearing impaired also sustained various degrees of injuries after he was pulled out of the wrecked booth.

Enjoy reading our stories? Join YEN.com.gh's Telegram channel!

Never miss important updates! Download YEN's news app on Google Play now and stay up-to-date with major Ghana news!

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
Ebenezer Agbey Quist avatar

Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.