{
  "id": 18466332,
  "title": "Mahama Ayariga dismisses reports of accident involving Aayalolo bus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/mahama-ayariga-dismisses-reports-of-accident-involving-aayalolo-bus",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T07:59:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/mahama-ayariga-dismisses-reports-of-accident-involving-aayalolo-bus/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has refuted social media reports alleging an accident involving an Aayalolo bus. Ayariga clarified that the buses merely changed course to prevent a collision with another vehicle, and proceeded safely thereafter. \"No Aayalolo bus has been involved in any accident,\" Ayariga affirmed. This statement came during the distribution of four dispatch motorcycles to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) to enhance Aayalolo service's contraflow operations. The Minister accused the source of a viral video of deceiving the public with a false voice-over added to footage of the collision involving the other vehicle. Ayariga called on social media users to verify information before disseminating it, especially claims that could cause undue worry among commuters. The Minister questioned the intention behind circulating the video and instilling fear in the public about the safety of Aayalolo buses. \"Why would you try to create fear and panic among the travelling public that an Aayalolo bus got involved in an accident so that people would be afraid of taking Aayalolo buses when it is not true that they were involved in any accident?\" he inquired. The Minister also stated that authorities possess the technical resources to identify the person behind the video, but cautioned that punitive measures might be perceived as politically motivated. \"The technology exists for us to locate that person. And you see, when you locate that person, and you are punishing that person for trying to cause fear and panic, then people start reading all sorts of political meanings into it,\" Ayariga commented.",
  "summary": "The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has rejected social media reports claiming that an Aayalolo bus was involved in an accident. Mr Ayariga explained that the buses had only diverted from their route to avoid a collision involving another vehicle and later continued their journey without incident. “No Aayalolo bus […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}