Ga Mantse Speaks on Surviving Car Crash, Names Police Officer Who Saved Him From Wreckage
- The Ga Mantse, Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has recounted his harrowing road crash experience during a visit from the police
- Tsuru narrated how a policeman came to his rescue after the crash and gave him first aid after pulling him out of the wrecked vehicle
- Tsuru was involved in a road crash in the Oti Region on February 19 but escaped without serious injury
The Ga Mantse, Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, opened up about the February road crash, which left him injured.
When the Ghana Police Service visited him on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Tsuru narrated how a policeman came to his rescue after the crash.
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He said that the said policeman, Kennedy Frimpong, was the one who managed to remove him from the damaged vehicle.
He indicated that after Frimpong administered first aid, he called for reinforcement and also made arrangements to move him to a nearby health facility.
Nii Tsuru II said that he told the policemen that he should be taken to a hospital in Accra, adding that even though the policemen were unhappy with his decision, they obliged his request.
He said that the police, in a long convoy, drove him for over five hours to the health facility in Accra, where a team was waiting to give him the needed care.
A video of part of the meeting was shared on X.
3News reported that the Ga Mantse's crash occurred at dawn as he was returning to Accra from Tamale, after meeting the Yaa Naa in the Northern Region.
The visit formed part of ongoing engagements among traditional authorities aimed at strengthening unity and reinforcing bonds of mutual respect.
While the Ga Mantse was unharmed, his driver sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
He was discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre on February 22.
During his stay at the hospital, President John Mahama visited him to see how he was doing.
The president, arriving with a senior entourage, spent time with the Greater Accra King to personally assess his recovery.
The First Lady of Ghana, Lordina Mahama, also met with the Ga Mantse after the incident.
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His crash came after a convoy Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu was travelling in was involved in an accident on the Bolgatanga-Tumu road, also on February 12.
Deputy Communications Minister Mohammed Adam Sukparu was also involved in the crash.
The ministers were on their way to commemorate the 40th Anniversary celebrations of Tumu College of Education and Jahan College of Education in the Upper West Region when the incident occurred.
Prediction about Ga Mantse's accident resurfaces
YEN.com.gh reported that an old doom prediction from a young Ghanaian preacher, Immanuel Light, has resurfaced on social media.
In a prediction he shared on November 14, 2025, Prophet Immanuel Light claimed to have seen a prominent monarch involved in a car accident in a vision.
The young preacher claimed that the accident would happen at any moment from November 2025 to 2026 and beyond.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
