How can you conduct a test run on a new railway line without a track inspection? – John Mahama

The train collided with a parked Hyundai truck during a test on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line along the Asuogyaman District.

In a post shared on X on Friday, April 19, 2024, former President Mahama raised a number of questions, pointing to negligence on the part of the persons in charge of conducting the test run.

He asked why the newly acquired train would be tested on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, which was also new, without the tracks being checked.

“How can you conduct a test run on a new railway line without a track inspection?” he quizzed.

The former president also asked: “How long had the vehicle been on the track before the test run?”.

It said that the DMU hit a stationary vehicle during the test run; adding that no person was injured.

Following the incident, proponents of the government and ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), including the Minister for Railway Development, John-Peter Amewu, have made allegations that the incident was orchestrated to sabotage the deployment of the train