Every day, the Accra–Kumasi Highway swallows lives. Not by accident, but by neglect. From Pokuase to Nsawam, Suhum to Nkawkaw, and Konongo to Ejisu, potholes, darkness, and a single-lane bottleneck force thousands of vehicles into a daily death lottery.
The numbers shame us: Over 1000 people die here every year. In the past decade, thousands more have been maimed—families shattered, breadwinners lost, dreams buried in twisted metal. Studies show nearly 1 in 5 crashes on this corridor is fatal. This is not a road; it’s a killing field.
Yet government dithers. Promises pile up, but asphalt does not. Politicians dodge responsibility while drivers swerve around craters. The result? Fuel tankers slam into buses, minibuses into trucks, head-ons at night when the darkness is total.
We know the solutions: Dual carriageway now. Streetlights now. Strict speed and fatigue checks now. Every day without action is another funeral procession.
Ghana cannot keep building more cemeteries instead of safer roads. Declare a state of emergency. Rebuild the highway. End the slaughter.
