Neglected traffic lights turn Awoshie–Anyaa highway into deadly hotspot

Years of malfunctioning traffic lights at Awoshie have turned a busy stretch of road into what residents describe as a death trap, with repeated crashes claiming lives and leaving families in grief.


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