FREETOWN, November 9, 2026 — Three people are feared dead and one other critically injured after a tragic road accident at Allen Town, in eastern Freetown this morning.
According to eyewitness accounts and preliminary information circulating on social media, a container truck with registration TXP 077 reportedly suffered a suspected brake failure and crushed a commercial tricycle, commonly known as keke, trapping its occupants underneath.
Photos from the scene show the red Shacman truck carrying an MSC container blocked in the middle of the road, surrounded by a large crowd, with police at the scene. A white Toyota car is also seen at the edge of the road.
The identities of the deceased and the injured person have not yet been confirmed. Their condition remains unknown.
Eyewitnesses claim the accident was caused by brake failure, but authorities are yet to conclude investigations to establish the exact cause. At press time, there was no official statement from the Sierra Leone Police or the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA).
The incident comes just days after another container truck accident at Calaba Town on November 5, where a truck bearing registration AZJ 474 crashed into a roadside shop along Bai Bureh Road after colliding with another trailer. No deaths were recorded in that incident.
Residents along the Bai Bureh Road corridor – Allen Town, Calaba Town, Jui and Waterloo – have repeatedly raised alarm over the rising number of accidents involving heavy-duty trucks, citing reckless driving, over-speeding and poor vehicle maintenance.
