Another 40-Foot Container Trailer Capsizes at Freetown Water Quay

A tractor trailer transporting a 40-foot container reportedly capsized on Thursday, 21 May 2026, at the Queen Elizabeth Water Quay in Freetown, raising renewed public concern over the safety and roadworthiness of heavy-duty vehicles operating in the city.

According to eyewitness accounts gathered at the scene, the trailer overturned while carrying the container along the busy port area, drawing a crowd of residents, motorists and workers who expressed frustration over the increasing number of similar incidents involving container trucks in Freetown.

“Are these killer vehicles tested to meet roadworthiness? Whoever is heading this department needs to wake up,” the woman lamented.