Train accident: It's photoshopped - Minister on picture of truck on railway

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 is photoshopped.

A 41-year-old driver, Abel Dzidotor, driver of the Hyundai truck with registration number GS 9018-20 and reportedly abandoned it on the railway track, has been arrested and jailed for six months.

Driver who caused train accident jailed

The Ministry of Railways Development in a statement said as the train approached the curve at Km76+100, it confronted a stationary vehicle obstructing the rail track, leading to the accident.

Despite the immediate application of the emergency braking system, the train was unable to come to a complete stop before colliding with the vehicle.

Driver who caused train accident jailed

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