Police launch manhunt for truck driver involved in MCE’s death
Police in the Eastern region of Ghana are looking for the driver of the articulator vehicle who is suspected of being responsible for the death of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anwhwiaso, Alfred Amoah, and his driver, Samuel Gyasi, who were killed in a collision.
The incident happened on Tuesday July 12,2022.
According to a police report, Alfred Amoah was riding in the assembly’s Nisaan Patrol 4×4 with registration number GC2060-18 as it left Accra for Bibiani.
On reaching a section of the road at Akim Fisher on the Accra-Kumasi Highway, a Man Diesel Articulated truck with registration number AS 4229-X from Kumasi direction veered off its lane and crashed head-on with the Nissan Patrol 4×4.
This got the MCE and his driver trapped in the vehicle and both died felt unconscious.
However, with the help of the National Fire Service from Bunso and Kibi the bodies of the deceased were recovered and sent to Kibi Government Hospital where they were confirmed dead by the Medical Officer on duty.
Subsequently, the deceased were deposited at the mortuary for preservation, identification and autopsy.
Meanwhile news report further suggested that a Man Diesel Fuel tanker with registration Number GN 8540-20 driven by Habibu Adam aged 35 years with an empty tank from Kumasi direction on seeing the danger ahead applied his brakes to avoid a crash. In the process, lost control of the steering wheel, veered of his lane and landed into a ditch on the offside facing Accra direction.
