Police Detain Individuals Accused of Aiding Truck Driver in Leading to The Train Incident.
Four individuals have been apprehended by the police in connection with the train incident at Abortia in the Volta Region. Among those arrested are Kokou Koudjo, Patrick Kwaku Sosu, Alaza Prosper, and Fiadugbe Emmanuel, who have been charged with “abetment of unlawful damage.” They are accused of assisting Abel Adzidotor, the truck driver responsible for the accident.
The accused were brought before the High Court presided over by Justice Mrs Lydia Osei-Marfo, where they were remanded into police custody pending further investigations. The prosecution, led by Assistant State Attorney Christabel Selma Anafure, requested the court to not take their pleas as investigations were ongoing, a request that was granted by the court.
According to the prosecution, the accused individuals, knowing that the railway lines were inaccessible to vehicles, attempted to use the railway lines as a shortcut to get to Juapong. They placed stones on the railway lines to create a path for the truck to cross over, but the truck got stuck. Despite this, they left the scene without warning oncoming trains.
The accident occurred during a test run of a new Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Train from Tema to Mpakadan, which collided with the truck that was stuck on the railway lines at Abortia. The train and the truck sustained significant damage, leading to further investigation and legal action against those involved.