{"id":102683,"date":"2025-11-10T13:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102683"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:58:15","slug":"false-video-claiming-to-show-motor-crash-in-ghana-is-from-georgetown-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102683","title":{"rendered":"False ! Video claiming to show motor crash in Ghana is from Georgetown, Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 20 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CLAIM:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A video shared by X account <em>CDR AFRICA<\/em> shows a motor rider in Ghana being hit by a car after jumping a red light.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>VERDICT:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>False.<\/strong> The video is not from Ghana. It was filmed at the DSL Junction in Georgetown, Guyana.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FULL STORY:<\/h3>\n<p>A video circulating on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) shows a motor rider attempting to cross an intersection while the traffic light was red. The rider is then struck by an oncoming car, leading to a dramatic crash.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, shared by the X account <em>CDR AFRICA<\/em>, had a Twi-language voiceover suggesting that the incident occurred in Ghana. The post, captioned as a \u201cNational Road Safety Authority video,\u201d quickly gained traction, generating over 60,000 views and 30 comments within hours of publication.<\/p>\n<p>The video appeared credible at first glance due to the local language narration and the claim that it was released by Ghana\u2019s National Road Safety Authority (NRSA). However, several inconsistencies prompted a closer look.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FULL STORY:<\/h3>\n<p>A video circulating on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) shows a motor rider attempting to cross an intersection while the traffic light was red. <\/p>\n<p>The rider is then struck by an oncoming car, leading to a dramatic crash.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, shared by the X account <em>CDR AFRICA<\/em>, had a Twi-language voiceover suggesting that the incident occurred in Ghana. The post, captioned as a \u201cNational Road Safety Authority video,\u201d quickly gained traction, generating over 60,000 views and 30 comments within hours of publication.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"940\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09.png\" alt=\"False ! Video claiming to show motor crash in Ghana is from Georgetown, Guyana\" class=\"wp-image-10032897425\" style=\"width:503px;height:auto\" title=\"False ! Video claiming to show motor crash in Ghana is from Georgetown, Guyana\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-1024x940.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-768x705.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-327x300.png 327w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-152x140.png 152w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-136x125.png 136w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-272x250.png 272w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-163x150.png 163w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-462x424.png 462w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09-55x50.png 55w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-13.51.09.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The video appeared credible at first glance due to the local language narration and the claim that it was released by Ghana\u2019s National Road Safety Authority (NRSA). However, several inconsistencies prompted a closer look.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>VERIFICATION:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Myjoyonline conducted a Google Reverse Image Search on key frames from the viral video. The search results revealed that the footage does not originate from Ghana, but rather from DSL Junction in Georgetown, Guyana.<\/p>\n<p>DSL Junction is a well-known intersection in Georgetown with multiple traffic lanes, signal lights, and a traffic island often occupied by street vendors. The footage also bears the label \u201cAgri Parts\/DSL Camera\u201d, a known surveillance feed from that location.<\/p>\n<p>Further checks show that the same camera feed has captured several traffic-related incidents in the past, confirming the scene\u2019s identity and location as Guyana, not Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>There is also no evidence that the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in Ghana released or circulated this video. <\/p>\n<p>A search of the NRSA\u2019s official social media accounts and website yielded no record of such footage.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CONCLUSION:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The claim that the viral video shows an Okada accident in Ghana is false.<\/p>\n<p>The footage was filmed in Georgetown, Guyana, not in Ghana. 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