Newly procured modern train involved in an accident during test run

According to reports, the train which arrived from Poland about two weeks ago crashed during a test run in the Asuogyaman District.

The train was being prepared to ply the Tema-Mpakadan railway line.

Pictures of the crash, shared on social media on Thursday, April 18, 2024, showed the front of the train badly damaged.

The train hit a KIA truck that had been abandoned across a section of the stretch.

The Ministry of Railways Development confirmed the crash via a press statement, that disclosed that the train, Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) 001, hit a stationary vehicle during the test run; adding that no person was injured.

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

It can be recalled that Information Minister Fatimatu Abubakar in a post shared on X confirmed the arrival of the first units consisting of 12 modern trains for the Ghana Railways Development Authority