Crash of newly imported train into parked truck: What we know so far

A recently imported train crashed into a wrongly parked Hyundai truck on the Tema-Mpakadan route, where the train was undertaking a test run.

Their statement on April 18 read in part: "The Ghana Police Service has arrested the driver of a Hyundai truck with registration number GS 9018 - 20 for allegedly causing an accident involving a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line today Thursday 18th April 2024.

Pictures of the crash, shared on social media showed the front of the train badly damaged.

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

Videos of the badly crashed and dismembered parts of the truck have also been shared on social media.

Social media users reacted furiously to a photo of a Hyundai truck parked on a rail line.

In a photo that has since gone viral on social media, pro-government accounts and media outlets blasted the driver who is alleged to have parked the truck and disappeared.