Presidency Announces Identity Of Driver Who Died In Akufo-Addo's Convoy Road Crash
- One person has died after President Akufo-Addo’s convoy was involved in an accident in the Eastern Region
- The presidency has released the identity of the only fatality in the accident, which occurred on the Bunso-Akyem Asafo stretch
- President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was not in the crash as he travelled back to Accra on a military aircraft
The presidency has released the identity of the sole fatality in the presidential convoy accident on the Bunso-Akyem Asafo stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway.
The man who died, a driver, was Kwesi Atta, according to the statement from the presidency.
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President Nana Akufo-Addo was not in the crash as he travelled to Accra via military aircraft.
Several close protection and police officers from President Akufo-Addo's security detail sustained varying degrees of injuries and received emergency care at the Suhum Government Hospital.
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The injured persons were later evacuated to the University of Ghana Medical Centre for further treatment.
The statement from the presidency did not outline a cause of death, but it has been reported that a truck crossed the speeding convoy, resulting in the accident.
This incident comes after the vice president's wife, Samira Bawumia's entourage, was not spared during a crash earlier in 2024.
One person, a member of her security detail, was reported dead in the road crash that occurred during a trip to the Ashanti Region.
Samira Bawumia escaped the accident scene with no severe injuries, according to initial media reports.
According to a source at the time, the second lady was travelling to the Ashanti Region when a sprinter bus crashed into cars in her convoy.
Legislator survives road crash
YEN.com.gh reported that the Juaboso Member of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, escaped death after a crash on the Nyinahin-Kumasi road.
He was returning from a funeral on July 29, 2023, when his vehicle collided with a minibus outside the Atwima Mponua township.
The MP's front right tyre reportedly burst in an attempt to overtake a car ahead of him, which is one of Ghana's leading causes of accidents.
Proofread by Edwina N.K Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
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