Taxi Driver Almost Drowns After Plunging Car Into Odaw River At Alajo

• A taxi driver drove his car into the Odaw River at Alajo after veering off the road.
• Eyewitnesses said the driver was trying to negotiate a curve near a washing bay when the accident happened
• The aftermath of the accident was captured in a video that was shared online on some social media platforms

A taxi driver needed emergency rescue when his vehicle unexpectedly went off the path and plunged into the Odaw River at Alajo.

An eyewitness said the driver was manoeuvring around a curve around a washing bay when the accident happened.

"The driver was trying to turn at the washing bay, unfortunately for him, he fell into the Odaw river at Alajo down," the onlooker narrated.

A bad ending was avoided when the driver was quickly rescued from the car in the river.

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A video showing the aftermath of the incident was posted on social media.

The Odaw River was constructed into a canal as part of measures to deal with flooding.

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported previously that a kind-hearted man was spotted carrying a physically challenged woman through flood water after the Weija Dam was spilt.

In a touching video, the man is seen backing the lady while another person carried her wheelchair into a vehicle.

The touching footage spotlighting residents of Ashbread in Weija fleeing their homes after the dam spillage has aroused emotions online.

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The assemblyman for the McCarthy South electoral area, Clement Agyi, said children were returning home from school when the disaster struck at Faana, located in the Weija Gbawe municipality in Accra.

Eyewitnesses believe the spillage of the Weija Dam intensified the river currents and caused the wooden boat carrying the kids to capsize.

Source: YEN.com.gh