Driver Who Caused Deaths Of 2 Achimota Old Students Reportedly Arrested

• The driver involved in the fatal knockdown of two former Achimota School students has been arrested
• The victims have been identified as Lilian Akorli and Davida Asante Boateng, students of the University of Professional Studies
• They had attended an annual bonfire event by the Achimota School and were returning to the University of Professional Studies

The driver involved in the fatal knockdown of two former Achimota School students has been arrested, according to the families of the deceased.

Citi News reported that the arrest took place on March 7.

This followed a police chase on the night of the incident which claimed the lives of Davida Asante Boateng and Lilian Akorli on the Achimota Highway.

3News reported that the victims were returning to the University of Professional Studies after attending a bonfire celebration at Achimota School when the accident occurred along the Achimota Highway.

Alice Safoa, Boateng’s aunt, recounted how the driver was eventually apprehended.

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“According to the police, the driver was arrested after a chase. However, the hospital staff revealed that the driver was seeking refuge, fearing an attack by eyewitnesses. Following his arrest, he was taken to the hospital due to ill health but has since recovered and been returned to the police cells.”

About the fatal road crash

Bystanders rushed the victims to the hospital, where they arrived at about 12:02 a.m. on March 8 but they died later that morning.

The deaths of the two young women plunged the Achimota School community and their peers at the University of Professional Studies into mourning.

In a statement on March 8, the Old Achimotan Association 2024 confirmed the deaths and extended their condolences to the bereaved families.

Police are investigating the crash but are yet to publicly comment on the incident.

State of road safety in Ghana

GBC reported that between January and September 2024, 1,817 people died in road crashes.

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That was an 8.35% increase on the 1,677 lives lost during the same period in 2023, according to the National Road Safety Authority.

The total number of road crashes had however decreased, with 9,820 incidents reported this year, representing a 7.48% drop from 10,614 in 2023.

From January to September, 11,408 individuals sustained injuries in road crashes, down from 11,694 in the same timeframe in 2023.

Additionally, 1,750 pedestrians were knocked down between January and September 2024, compared to 1,847 in 2023 from the 9,820 crashes this year, a decline from 10,614 the previous year, involving 16,627 vehicles compared to 18,056 in 2023.

8 dead in accident on Bolgatanga-Walewale highway

YEN.com.gh reported that a road crash on the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway caused the deaths of eight persons and left others injured.

A bus travelling from Kumasi to Bolgatanga collided with a container truck parked along the roadside.

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The survivors of the crash were transported to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga for medical treatment.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh