Koforidua, Jan 12, GNA - One person lost his life and two
others were seriously injured when a truck on which they were
travelling overturned after running into a ditch at Adawso near
Koforidua. The deceased, Mumuni Iddrisu, 26, was the mate of the truck
loaded with maize from the Brong-Ahafo Region heading towards
Mampong Akuapem. Superintendent of Police James Sarfo Peprah, the Eastern
Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Unit Commander said the
driver, Mohamed Zakari, alleged that an oncoming vehicle ran into
his lane and in an attempt to avoid collision he plunged into the
ditch. The body of the deceased had been deposited at the Tetteh
Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Mampong Akuapem whiles the
other passenger and the driver are receiving treatment at the same
hospital.