The decomposing body of the deceased was found floating on the river at about 10:40 am.

A team, made up of Police Personnel, Environmental Health Officers, and National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) went to the scene to retrieve the body.

Due to the bad state of the body, the team secured death certificate from VRA Hospital signed by Dr Ebenezer Nartey the Medical Superintendent of the hospital for instant burial.

The deceased, believed to be between 35 to 40 years, was wearing brown long sleeves T-shirt and black trousers and is believed to have drowned in the river.

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Dead bodies are intermittently found floating on the Volta River which is inundated with recreational activities, and fishing.

The Volta River also has beaches and hotels along its banks.

The accident is the second time booths ahead the bridge have been ran into by vehicles crossing the bridge this year alone raising safety concerns.

The previous incident saw the attendant trapped in the booth when the vehicle knocked it out of position.

Solomon Akpabli tells Adom News that sight of the booth reminds him of how he could have lost his life and calls for safety measures from Ghana Highway Authority.

“I had to escape through the window when the trailer truck which avoided  crashing into a saloon car hit two concrete barriers pushing them, before hitting the  container booth. Next time I may not be lucky to escape,” he revealed.

Adom News’ Kwame Yankah who visited the area noticed that parts of the container booth have been welded as its inner part is yet to be worked on.

Meanwhile, an eyewitness, Ama Boatemaa said the situation could have been worse if a disabled who is one of the attendants was on duty since escaping would have been next to impossible.

She also appealed to Highways to treat the impact of the accident with the urgency it deserves.

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