To reduce the frequency of traffic accidents on the Kintampo-Tamale motorway, Bono East Regional Minister Kwasi Adu-Gyan is suggesting the implementation of mandatory stopovers for drivers.
To lessen driver tiredness and enhance road safety, the proposal, if put into place, will call for drivers to stop or take rests at certain intervals while traveling on the stretch.
Following a deadly collision between a bus traveling from Yendi to Kumasi and a trailer truck on Sunday, March 5, 2023, between Babatokuma and Kintampo that left 21 people dead at the scene and one more passing away in the hospital, the decision was made to require drivers to make stopovers.
Speaking at the scene of the accident, Kwasi Adu-Gyan said that his organization will be conducting several interventions to minimize the tragedy on that stretch.
He said that long-distance automobile accidents tend to be the most horrific, therefore they are going to put in place certain procedures that will try to save lives.
The establishment of an obligatory stop is something that is now being considered since the driver in this accident, who is from Yendi, may have been fatigued or drained in any number of ways.
He continued by saying that the government will speed up upgrades to the Kintampo Government Hospital because of its advantageous location and capacity to handle serious accident situations that arise on the stretch.
"Upgrading the Kintampo Hospital to manage catastrophic accident situations is another thing we aim to accomplish as a government," the official said.
Kintampo-Tamale highway collisions
One of the deadliest routes in the nation is thought to be the Kintampo-Tamale highway.
Statistics show that over 150 people have died on the motorway since 2016 as a result of accidents.
53 people died and 23 others were wounded in a head-on accident between a Metro Mass bus and a vehicle in February 2016.
Similarly, 57 and 27 lives were lost in tragic incidents in March 2019 and March 2020, respectively.
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