Update: Kumawood actress Victoria Fosua not dead; speaks after viral reports
- Kumawood actress Victoria Fosua aka Bono Hemaa is not dead as widely reported in the media
- Reports went viral on Saturday, May 16, 2020, that the actress had died in an accident
- But the actress has spoken and explained that she was not the one involved in the but someone who shared a resemblance
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Kumawood actress known as Victoria Fosua Mensah, popularly known as Bono Hemaa, is not dead as we earlier reported.
Reports went viral on social media that Bono Hemaa had been killed in a road accident On Saturday, May 16, 2020.
According to a report YEN.com.gh sighted on Adomonline.com at Nsuatere on the Berekum-Sunyani road.
The report indicated that the 43-year-old actress, who was riding her motorbike, was knocked down by a Hyundai taxi when the driver was overtaking.
But the supposedly deceased Bono Hemaa came up on social media hours later to debunk the reports.
Speaking in a Facebook Live video on her page, Bono Hemaa who appeared troubled by the news showed all her fans that she was very much alive.
She said she had been receiving countless calls from friends, loved ones and even strangers who called to verify the news.
Victoria Mensah indicated that no one was really telling her why they were calling but upon asking, she was told that they were just calling to check up on her since it had been a while they spoke.
The actress then said she saw that some people she was in a Whatsapp group with posted in the same group that she had died.
The news troubled her and she decided to set the records straight because some people were visiting her social media handles to write messages of condolence to her.
Upon investigation, Victoria Mensah indicated that the lady who was the one involved in the accident shared some remarkable features with her so it came as very little surprise when many people attributed the unfortunate incident to her.
Victoria said the deceased bore the same first name as hers and also coincidentally resembled her so much that they almost appeared like twin sisters.
The popular actress from the Bono region sent out her condolence to the family of the deceased but assured al her fans that she was not the one who lost her life.
The news, if true, would have been the second death in Kumawood within two weeks. It will be recalled that actor Bernard Nyarko died on Saturday, May 2, 2020.
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