The Amasaman-Medie section of the Ofankor-Nsawam road was blocked for more than 15 hours from Thursday evening to late Friday, leaving thousands of commuters, long-distance travellers and heavy-duty trucks stranded in a massive gridlock.Vehicles travelling between Accra and the Northern Region, as well as other Sahelian neighbouring countries, were caught in the standstill, unable to move for the entire period.
Many passengers heading towards the Medie stretch were compelled to walk from Satellite or resort to commercial motorbikes (Okada) to reach their destinations.Those unable to find alternative transport, particularly long-distance travellers and drivers, were forced to spend the night on the road.The disruption occurred when two articulated trucks loaded with goods overturned and blocked the road at Satellite.This incident created a backlog of traffic stretching to Amasaman on both sides.
From about 5:00 p.m.
on Thursday until late Friday, no vehicular movement was possible.It was only at 10:00 a.m.
