An accident at Tech Junction in Kumasi has claimed the life of a commercial vehicle conductor, leaving drivers, traders, and commuters at the busy station shaken.
The incident occurred when the conductor reportedly attempted to jump out of a moving trotro to register for the next loading opportunity, a common but risky practice at some transport terminals.
In the process, he is said to have slipped and fallen beneath the wheels of the vehicle he was working on.
Eyewitnesses at the station said the situation quickly turned chaotic. After the conductor fell, the trotro knocked him down, and moments later, another commercial vehicle loading passengers behind them also ran over him, worsening his injuries.
Madam Ellen, a lotto operator who works at the station, described the incident with visible distress.
“The mate jumped out of the moving van to register for the next load, but he slipped and fell. Their own vehicle hit him, and as he tried to get up, another van behind also ran him over,” she said.
The victim was rushed to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Hospital by people at the scene, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police have since visited the scene and launched an investigation to establish the full circumstances surrounding the accident.
