General News of Friday, 24 May 2019Source: Graphic.com.ghPedestrians in danger: Naked live wires portend electrocutionsChildren particularly are at the greatest risk using the walkwaysPedestrians in Accra are at risk of suffering electrocution, as a number of street light poles in the capital have their wires exposed. Although the wires had been Sellotaped, experts said they still posed a great danger to pedestrians. “The cables inside the galvanised poles may be exposed and can touch the metal poles. Lartey Adotey Memorial School at Adabraka face daily, as the school has one of the dangerous light poles close to it. He blamed persistent theft of electrical cables and destruction of street lights as a major challenge undermining the assembly’s effort to maintain the street lights in the capital.

Source: GhanaWeb May 24, 2019 09:38 UTC