{"id":4999,"date":"2024-04-19T13:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T13:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4999"},"modified":"2024-04-19T13:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T13:43:57","slug":"ahiagbah-smells-sabotage-in-train-accident-says-govt-will-not-be-deterred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4999","title":{"rendered":"Ahiagbah smells sabotage in train accident; says govt will not be deterred"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Ahiagbah said he suspects sabotage in the train accident that occurred on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line on Thursday 18th April 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He says the government will not be deterred by this act but will rather continue on its quest to revive and leverage rail transport to advance our development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe obstruction of the unmanned truck on the Tema-Mpakadan railway to derail the Site Acceptance Test of the Diesel Multiple Unit train smells of sabotage. However, we shall not be deterred and will persevere with the unwavering support of the Ghanaian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKudos to Hon. John Peter Amewu and the team for their relentless efforts in driving the vision of President Akufo-Addo &amp; Dr Bawumia to revive and leverage rail transport to advance our development,\u201d he wrote on his X platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Railways Development confirmed the collision of a new DMU train with a stationary vehicle on the Tema Railway line during a site acceptance test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-4db144881d7441263c803264bf0a2e13 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uh0PyQ9kkeU?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred when the new DMU train approaching a curve at Km76+100, encountered a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/news\/medical-records-show-naa-okromo-is-intact-authorities-dismiss-pregnancy-rumours\/\">stationary vehicle right across the railway track.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement released by the Ministry clarified that although the train immediately applied the emergency brake, it was unable to completely stop and collided with the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Police have arrested the driver of a Hyundai truck with registration number GS 9018 \u2013 20 for allegedly causing the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was contained in a press release issued by the Ghana Police Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPolice preliminary investigation has established that the suspect driver left the said vehicle unattended on the railway line, leading to a collision with the train. Police investigation into the incident continues,\u201d the release said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Ahiagbah said he suspects sabotage in the train accident that occurred on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line on Thursday 18th April 2024. 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