Salifu Amoako, 4 Others Cars Involved In Big Road Crash Near Tesano-Papaye

• Bishop Salifu Amoako was involved in a road crash alongside four other cars at Tesano in Accra
• According to reports, the road accident Amoako was involved in was caused by a truck that suffered a brake failure
• This incident comes after Amoako’s son was sentenced to six months at a correctional centre for his involvement in a fatal road crash

Five vehicles, including one belonging to Bishop Salifu Amoako, were involved in an accident near Tesano-Papaye.

Citi News reported that a truck suffered a brake failure, leading to the collision.

The truck driver reportedly fled the scene shortly after the crash. No injuries were recorded in the crash, but all vehicles involved suffered significant damage.

Amoako was seen assessing the damage to his car in a video posted by Citi News.

This incident comes less than a week after Amoako’s son was sentenced to six months at a correctional centre for his involvement in a road crash at East Legon.

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The preacher's 16-year-old son pleaded guilty to eight counts in the case following the fatal collision he caused on October 12.

The court also instructed Amoako's son to sign a bond for good behaviour and not drive until age 18.

Amoako and his wife were fined GH¢6,000 each for failing to control their son after they were charged for allowing an unlicensed person to drive.

Seven persons were involved in the crash in East Legon, with two teenage girls, Maame Dwomoh and Justine Agbenu, dying in the crash.

Footage of the accident showed that Amoako's son, who was driving the car, was speeding over the limit in the build-up to the crash.

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YEN.com.gh reported that Efua Benneh, grandmother of Agbenu, called for amendments to Ghana’s Juvenile Justice Act 2003 (Act 653) to enforce stricter penalties for offenders under the law.

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The elderly woman stated that once Bishop Salifu Amoako and his wife admitted negligence in the case, she expected more from the court and not the GH¢6,000 fine imposed on them.

"If you are a parent and you have a 16-year-old child who has depression, has no driver's license, and you don't monitor them, and they go on to commit a crime, who should be held responsible?"

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh