The Ghana Police Service has introduced an imitative to check the insecure loading of vehicles across the country.
The move forms part of the overall strategy to prevent accidents during this festive season and beyond.
The initiative dubbed, Operation PAILES ( Police Anti-Insecure Loading Enforcement Strategy) seeks to ensure that cargo carting trucks do not carry goods beyond their legal limits.
The Police noted that the practice of overloading has become one of the major causes of accidents in the country.
A statement by the Police says, Piloting the strategy in the Eastern Region for the past three months has led to the arrest and successful prosecution of more than 50 insecurely loaded trucks.
It notes that the initiative is now being rolled out across the country.
The Police are therefore engaging relevant stakeholders including the Cargo Association, Charcoal, and Timber Drivers Union to educate them on the dangers associated with insecure loading and the need to adhere to the required loading limits.
The statement urged the public to support the strategy to make the country’s roads safe and secure.
