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Owner of truck that caused train accident breaks silence
The owner of the Hyundai truck that caused an accident on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line has narrated circumstances surrounding the incident.
According to Ebenezer...
Driver who caused train accident jailed
The Juapong Circuit Court has jailed Abel Dzidotor, a 41-year-old driver who abandoned his truck on the Tema-Mpakadan railway, resulting in a train accident....
Truck driver allegedly responsible for train accident arrested
The Ghana Police Service has made an arrest in connection with the recent train accident on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line.
The driver of a...
Scores of pupils injured in train accident at New Takoradi
Scores of school children were reportedly injured in a train accident at New Takoradi in the Western region on Thursday, March 10.The victims are...
Railway Authority gives update on train involved in accident [Listen]
The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has provided an update on the newly procured train that was involved in an accident on the Tema-Mpakadan...
Train involved in test run accident will start operations in June – Railways Minister
Railways Minister, John Peter Amewu has revealed that the train imported from Poland, which was involved in an accident during a self-acceptance test, is...
Train accident: Four accused persons granted GH₵800K bail
An Accra High Court has granted GH₵200,000 bail each to four persons arrested for their alleged roles in the train accident at Abortia in the Volta...
Train accident: State awaits manufacturers to conduct assessment
Polish manufacturers of the damaged train on the Tema-Mpakadan railway are expected to fly into Ghana to conduct an assessment and valuation of the...
Amewu hits back at Mahama’s criticism of train accident
Railways Development Minister, John Peter Amewu, has criticized former President John Mahama for his comments on the recent train accident involving Ghana’s new railway...
Police arrest four additional suspects in connection with latest train accident
Four more persons have been picked up by the police for their alleged roles in last week’s train accident at Abortia in the Volta...
Mahama reacts to train accident
Former President John Mahama has raised concerns about safety protocols following the accident involving a new train from Poland while on test run on...
Train accident: It’s photoshopped – Minister on picture of truck on railway [Audio]
The Minister for Railway Development, John-Peter Amewu has revealed the viral photo on social media of a truck which reportedly caused the train accident...
New train accident: We take full responsibility – Railway Development
The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has taken responsibility for the recent train accident on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line.
The accident occurred during a test...
CCTV footage captures final moments before train accident
A CCTV footage has captured the final moments before the train accident on the Tema-Mpakadan railway on Thursday during a test run.
The...
New Ghana train on test run involved in accident [Photos]
A train recently procured from Poland by Ghana and meant to serve the Tema-Mpakadan railway line has crashed during a test run within the...
2 nursing trainees die in gory accident at Asankragkwa
Two nursing trainees at the Asankragwa Midwifery and Training College have met their untimely death a few hours after reporting to school on Saturday,...
Trainee Nurses, teachers involved in fatal accident en route to excursion
Trainee Nurses and lecturers from the Afua Kobi Nursing Training School at Tafo Nhyiaeso in Kumasi have been involved in a serious accident near...
Black Stars technical team should have gone the hospital after accident – Owusu Bempah...
Veteran sports analyst, Owusu Bempah believes Black Stars coach, Otto Addo and the technical team should have sought medical attention after the car accident.
The...
2025 AFCONQ: Black Stars to hold first training in Accra today
The Black Stars of Ghana will kick off their preparations today with their initial training session in Accra for the 2025 Africa Cup of...
Borussia Dortmund sends message to Otto Addo after surviving car accident [Video]
Borussia Dortmund has sent well wishes to Otto Addo, the Ghana national team coach, after he was involved in a car accident on Sunday.
Addo,...
Black Stars coach Otto Addo and assistants survive ghastly accident [Video]
Black Stars head coach Otto Addo and two of his assistant coaches, John Paintsil and Fatau Dauda, have survived a horrific accident.
The accident occurred...
Teacher trainees demand temporary closure of 46 colleges over 8-week CETAG strike
Coalition of Concerned Teacher Trainees in the Ashanti region is demanding a temporary closure of the 46 colleges across the country following the unabated...
Bawumia pledges to train 1m youth in digital skills to combat unemployment
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has vowed to tackle unemployment in Ghana by training approximately one million youth...
Young Ghanaian footballer dies in swimming accident
German Bundesliga 2 club, Fortuna Düsseldorf has announced the tragic passing of Newton Opoku-Mensah, a youth team player of Ghanaian descent.
The club reported that...
Road accidents: Over 1,200 deaths recorded between January and June 2024
From January to June 2024, a total of 6,653 road accidents were reported, involving 11,283 vehicles, including private, commercial, motorbikes, and cycles.
During this period,...
Koforidua SECTECH bus involved in an accident was not insured
The Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) bus involved in the fatal crash on June 29, 2024, was not insured.
The bus, carrying about 50...
New mpox strain in DR Congo ‘most dangerous yet’
A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is "incredibly worrying", say health officials...
Stakeholders call for strengthening of child restraint laws to reduce road crashes
Children are dying in road crashes, and most of these deaths could have been avoided if child restraint systems were in place.
Child restraint systems...
Damage to Tema-Mpakadan train pegged at $2.1m
State prosecutors have told an Accra High Court that evaluators from Poland have determined how much it will cost the state to repair the...
Police escort rider dies in tragic accident
A police escort motorbike rider has tragically died after colliding with a vehicle in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital.
Sergeant Frempah Bismark is reported...
Preliminary report on Jnr Pope’s boat accident reveals damning information
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released its preliminary report on the boat mishap that claimed the lives of actor Junior Pope and...
DEFRA-UK Trains 2nd Cohort of Ghanaian fishery officers on fish health and biosecurity
The United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has trained twenty-six fisheries officers from Ghana's Fisheries Commission as part of its...
Ghana not responsible for repairing faulty train – Railways Minister says
The Minister for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu, has clarified that the responsibility for repairing Ghana's new train that was involved in an accident...
MP, DCE debunk political sabotage in Tema-Mpakadan train crash
The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman and the District Chief Executive for North Tongu, along with the owner of the Hyundai Gold 5-tonne vehicle...
Actor who survived Junior Pope’s boat accident finally speaks [Video]
Nollywood actor, TC Okafor, who narrowly escaped a tragic boat accident that claimed the lives of fellow actor Jnr Pope and four others, has...
Kenya mid-air collision kills student pilot and trainer
A student pilot and trainer have been killed after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police say.
The aircraft, belonging...
NSS deploys 13,516 trained teachers
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the deployment of 13,516 trained teachers from Colleges of Education to undertake their one-year mandatory national service...
Accident victims have up to 3 years to claim benefits – Lawyer
Lawyer and Chartered Insurer, Jeffery Koranteng, says that persons injured in a road accident have up to three years to put in a claim...
Black Panther stuntman and his three children die in ghastly accident
A stuntman who worked on the Marvel films Black Panther and the Avengers has died in a horror car crash along with three of...