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Dec
The approximately 49.9 kilometre Winneba-Mankessim stretch of the Accra-Cape Coast Highway is the deadliest road in the Central Region, the Regional Police Command has said. The police said the quality of the road and the rampant accidents, along the 48-minute drive on the stretch, were mind-boggling due to drivers’ non-adherence to road safety regulations. That was besides the sustained road safety education by stakeholders, speed checks, and police snap checks at vantage locations. “Our challenge is that anytime Christmas is approaching, people are hesitant and afraid to travel because of road accidents,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Charles Kofi Adu, the…