Watch as residents rush for free cloth after 40-foot cargo truck crashes

It was a scene of free shopping for residents of Ekumfi Akotsi and Ekumfi Dunkwa in the Central Region after a 40-foot cargo truck transporting cloth was involved in an accident along the Mankessim-Accra stretch of the highway.

The truck, which was reportedly transporting the goods from Tema Harbour to the Ivory Coast, was involved in an accident that left several pieces of cloth scattered along the road.

Upon realising that the truck was carrying large quantities of cloth, residents from nearby communities rushed to the accident scene to collect some of the scattered items.

In a video circulating on social media, several residents could be seen scrambling for the cloth, with some collecting multiple pieces while others packed their share into tricycles to transport them home.

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The incident attracted a large number of people, many of whom appeared eager to take advantage of the situation as they gathered around the accident scene to pick up the scattered goods.

Speaking in the video, one woman explained that she and other residents had rushed to the scene after learning that a truck carrying cloth had been involved in an accident.

"There was a car accident here, and several pieces of cloth were scattered, so we came here to get some for ourselves," she said.

The video was shared with the caption, "Residents of Ekumfi Akotsi and Ekumfi Dunkwa rushed to retrieve scattered cloth after a 40-foot cargo truck transporting them from Tema Harbour to Ivory Coast was involved in an accident along the Mankessim–Accra stretch of the highway."

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Residents of Ekumfi Akotsi and Ekumfi Dunkwa rushed to retrieve scattered cloths after a 40-foot cargo truck transporting them from Tema Harbour to Ivory Coast was involved in an accident along the Mankessim–Accra stretch of the highway. https://t.co/n1Ye9Hd9XL

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