An open drain at the intersection of Black Star Street and Dr Koranteng Street at Alajo, a suburb of Accra, is posing danger to motorists and residents.
The situation has resulted in some motorists running into them, bursting their tyres in the process, especially at night when street lights are also not functioning.
The Ghanaian Times on visit to the area noticed that there were no signs to indicate any danger to motorists plying that stretch of road.
It was also found that a metal covering the drain was damaged, a structural defect that made it even dangerous.
A commercial driver, Thomas Asiamah, who plies the stretch daily, said the open drain was causing a lot of problems as drivers who were unfamiliar with the road got their tyres stuck in there, creating a traffic situation on the road.
“Two days ago, a truck got stuck in the drain, due to its heavy nature and we had to get another truck to pull it out. This took us two days which caused a traffic situation here,” he…
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