Mother of 2 Killed After Commercial Driver Loses Control of Car: "He Drove Over the Woman"
- A woman was killed after she was run over by a trotro in the Effia–Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region
- Personnel from the Ghana Ambulance Service and the Ghana Police Service were the first responders to the road crash
- Some of the victims' traders were videoed at the scene were seen crying for the woman who suffered the tragic death
A speeding trotro driver has knocked down a 36-year-old woman who was selling sachet water and soft drinks at the Appollo Traffic Light in the Effia–Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region.
The victim, who has been identified as Naomi Dadzie, died on arrival at the Kwesimintsim Government Hospital. Her body has since been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.
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3News reported that Dadzie sustained severe injuries from the impact of the accident.
She was carrying out her usual sales activities at the traffic light when the driver lost control and ran over her.
Some of her colleagues spotted at the scene were seen crying uncontrollably for the woman who left behind two young children and a husband.
Personnel from the Ghana Ambulance Service and the Ghana Police Service arrived at the scene and transported the injured to the hospital as investigations continue.
A passenger in the vehicle, Egya Kwaw, also indicated that some of the passengers sustained injuries.
“As we were heading towards the traffic, our driver was trying to apply his brakes. I was sitting on the front seat, just closer to him, so I saw whatever happened. He had no other option than to drive into the drainage.
"He drove over the woman. Some of the passengers in the vehicle sustained injuries and have since been conveyed to the hospital for treatment."
Data on road crashes in Ghana
Provisional data released by the National Road Safety Authority indicated that Ghana saw 7,289 road crashes in the first half of the year 2025.
Per the data, 12,354 vehicles were involved in various crashes, which resulted in 8,300 non-fatal casualties.
Source: UGC
Additionally, 1,301 pedestrians were reported to have been knocked down across the country.
The National Road Safety Authority noted that, on average, eight people die from 40 road crashes daily.
These daily road crashes result in 46 injuries from 69 vehicles and motorcycles.
Journalists seriously injured after road crash
Earlier, a team of journalists accompanying the Environmental Protection Authority on an operation was involved in a serious accident in the Ashanti Region.
The incident, which left two of the journalists in critical condition, occurred at Afari, following a violent encounter with illegal miners at Dadwene near Obuasi.
The severity of the attack reportedly forced the team and the accompanying media personnel to retreat.
Truck crashes into Suame Police Headquarters
YEN.com.gh reported that a woman was killed and a baby was critically injured after a truck crashed into the Suame Divisional Police Headquarters building in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
Witness reports indicated that the truck had a brake pad malfunction, leading to the incident.
Source: YEN.com.gh
