Payloader Machine Carrying Many People In Its Bucket On A Road In Accra

Payloader Machine Carrying Many People In Its Bucket On A Road In Accra

  • On the Ofankor-Nsawam Highway undergoing construction, a payloader was seen transporting people due to a lack of commercial vehicles
  • The video was shared on X, formally Twitter and received several comments from netizens who seemed displeased
  • A few of those who commented attempted to explain reasons why people who live in that area would do such a thing

In the Greater Accra region, a payloader machine was observed transporting several people in its bucket on the Ofankor-Nsawam Highway.

The Ofankor-Nsawma highway is currently undergoing construction, and the video shows the payloader machine carrying people on the rough road while other commuters look on.

In a video shared on X, formally Twitter, many criticized the action and called government authorities to stop such acts.

Payloader Machine Carrying Many People In Its Bucket On A Road In Accra
Some commuters explained that residents sit in the bucket of the payloader due the lack of commercial vehicles in the area Photo credit: @eddie_wrt Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter

However, some who live on the stretch explained that the road construction has disrupted regular transportation services, leading locals to resort to unconventional methods to overcome the hurdles.

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Watch the video below:

Comments on the video

YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to the video shared by @eddie_wrt. Read them below:

@Kwaku_AY said:

Saw these guys yesterday

@TesanoCnn wrote:

This be sapieman - Macedonia junction

@1bona_ said:

Bibini y3 nipaa oo

@antwi_penuel wrote:

Sarpeiman Macedonia... no be demma fault .. you no go get car

@Kojo_Emma23 said:

It's difficult getting transportation on that stretch, especially in the mornings.

@prospersewornu asked:

what sort of indiscipline is this? @GhPoliceService

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Meanwhile, residents in the Afram Plains North district, frustrated with government inaction, took the initiative to address an abandoned road project, with MP Betty Krosbi Mensah mobilizing them.

The community, facing a badly eroded road and an unfinished bridge, spent GH¢230,000 on the intervention, with the youth volunteering and receiving 30% support from the local government and the MP.

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Despite challenges and a debt of GH¢70,000, the initiative received praise for community engagement, highlighting the impact of local action in addressing infrastructure concerns amid government delays.

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Magdalene Larnyoh (Human-Interest editor) Magdalene Larnyoh writes for the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. She has over ten years of experience in media and communications. She previously worked for Citi FM, Pulse Ghana, and Business Insider Africa. She obtained a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in 2012. Reach out to her on magdalene.larnyoh@yen.com.gh