Tema Motorway roundabout blocked after gas tanker tumbled

By: Benjamin Xornam Glover, TEMA A Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker overturned in the process of negotiating a turn in the roundabout blocking the main Team-Ada highway. The 40 footer tanker was carrying approximately 34, 000 liters of LPG when the accident occurred. It was traveling from Tema to Aflao when it overturned at about 11 pm on Sunday. At the time the Daily Graphic got to the scene on Monday morning, a private crane belonging to Panasty Construction Limited had been contracted to lift the tanker under the supervision of the personnel from the Motor Transport and Traffic Department of the Ghana Police Service who were also present to direct the flow of traffic.

The Tema Regional MTTD Commander, Superintendent Oduro Amening who spoke to the Daily Graphic confirmed the incident indicating that they were putting in all efforts to remove the tanker and cleared the road to avert danger to other road users. An eye-witness, Abubakar Issah told the Daily Graphic that the tanker rolled over at about 11 pm on Sunday. He said personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service responded to the accident immediately and arrived on the scene to put foam on the leak to prevent a fire outbreak. He said personnel from the Road Safety Management Services with the towing vehicles also came around but tried as they did, they could not move the overturned tanker. Though there was no reported death, the tanker driver whose name was not immediately available had sustained some injury and was taken to the hospital. -End- Quick Read  The Tema end of the Motorway Roundabout remained closed between Sunday evening and Monday afternoon due to an overturned LPG tanker  The tanker, carrying approximately 34,000 liters of LPG was negotiating a turn when it overturned  The driver sustained some injuries while the accident resulted in a huge traffic buildup of the motorway