Another Road Tragedy We Cannot Normalize

Thirteen people are dead and five others are fighting for their lives after a crash involving a Ford Transit bus and a Toyota Hiace on the Sege-Ada road. The Ghana National Fire Service confirmed that 18 people were involved in the collision.

Personnel from the Sege Fire Station went to the scene to help with rescue operations. The injured victims were later taken to Sege Polyclinic for treatment. For the families of those who died, however, there will be no return to normality. Their loved ones will not come home, while the five critically injured victims face a difficult recovery.

The circumstances of the crash and the identities of the deceased have not yet been established. Investigations are continuing, and conclusions about the cause should wait until the facts are known. Still, the loss of 13 lives in one collision demands more than condolences, the Ghanaian Times argues.

The investigation should be thorough and transparent. If dangerous driving, negligence, vehicle defects, poor road conditions or another factor contributed to the crash, the appropriate action should follow. The wider concern is whether Ghana treats road safety as a permanent responsibility rather than a matter for occasional campaigns and warnings.

The newspaper points to the duties of drivers, transport operators and the state. Drivers must not speed, overtake dangerously, drive while fatigued or ignore traffic rules. Operators must maintain vehicles and avoid forcing drivers to work excessive hours. Authorities must maintain roads, address dangerous sections and enforce traffic laws. The tragedy, it says, should not fade from public attention after burials and hospital discharges.