The central business district of Kumasi is choked, with vehicles and humans competing for space.

Class News’ regional correspondent Hafiz Tijani, who visited the Adum and Kejetia areas on Wednesday 21 December, four days to Christmas, reported that commuters had to struggle in long and overcrowded queues to make their way out as a result of intense human traffic.

Traders had also taken over pavements to sell their goods, leaving commuters to struggle for space.

According to Hafiz, the situation, which has become a ritual during the festive season, had worsened due to the barricade that had been erected along the streets of Kejetia to ward the public off the ongoing redevelopment of the Kejetia bus terminal.

Some commuters who spoke to Class News feared the traffic situation, if not checked by city authorities, could result in a stampede or suffocation.


Source: Ghana/ClassFMonline.com