Koforidua Assemblyman Dies While Fixing Streetlight After Accident

• The Assemblyman for the Oguaa electoral area, George Agyei Frempong, has died after an accident while fixing a streetlight
• Frempong, a carpenter in his late thirties, fell after an electric shock while fixing the streetlight
• Frempong was elected the assembly member for the Oguaa electoral area in the last district assembly elections

The Assemblyman for the Oguaa electoral area in the New Juaben South municipality in the Eastern Region, George Agyei Frempong, has died after an accident while fixing a streetlight.

Frempong, a carpenter in his late thirties, fell after an electric shock while fixing the streetlight.

Adom News reported that Frempong, who is not a trained electrician, fell from the electricity pole following the electric shock.

Some residents who were around when the incident happened rushed the assemblyman to the Eastern Regional Hospital but died later in the facility.

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Frempong was elected the assembly member for the Oguaa electoral area in the last district assembly elections.

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Source: YEN.com.gh