Driver 'Fights' GH Police Officer and Man as He Refuses to Stop; Speeds Off With Them in Video

Driver 'Fights' GH Police Officer and Man as He Refuses to Stop; Speeds Off With Them in Video

  • A driver has been taped speeding off with a police officer and a man after refusing to stop
  • In the video online, the officer is seen standing in front of the driver's vehicle to prevent him from moving
  • The man who was assisting the officer had attempted to forcibly remove the driver from his vehicle

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A video of a chaotic scene involving a driver, an officer of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, and a man has emerged on social media.

The clip seen by YEN.com.gh on the Instagram account of Phylxentertainment opens with the man in ordinary clothes forcefully attempting to eject the driver from his vehicle.

The uniformed officer stood in front of the driver to prevent the driver from driving off. It appears the officer had stopped the driver for an unknown reason or offense but refused to stop.

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Man attempts to remove driver from his car
Driver 'Fights' GH Police Officer and Man as He Refuses to Stop; Drives Them Off in Video Photo credit: phylxentertainment
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Forceful ejection

While opening the door of the driver's vehicle to forcibly remove him from his car, the police officer joined the man in the act.

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The officer and the man struggled to subdue the driver, who subsequently drove off with both men hanging on his car. The policeman managed to get down. The man, however, could not find a safe landing.

The man subsequently jumped while the driver dangerously drove off with him.

Capturing the scene

Eyewitnesses at the scene captured the dramatic scene involving the trio. It's not clear whether the police officer or man sustained any injuries.

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Diver who Drove Off Police Officer on Bonnet Sentenced

Meanwhile, a taxi driver who drove off with a police officer on his bonnet for 300 metres has been slapped with two years imprisonment, YEN.com.gh reported.

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The 37-year-old driver identified as Daniel Ofori was convicted by the Koforidua Circuit Court B.

Ofori was convicted to serve six months on count one for dangerous driving contrary to Section 1 of Road Traffic Act, 683.

Man Cooks on Moving Taxi

In a separate story, a video of a young man cooking on top of a moving taxi has emerged, gaining massive traction and commentaries on social media.

In the viral clip sighted by YEN.com.gh, the young man could be seen sitting on the moving vehicle, with a coal pot, a cooking device consisting of an iron grid, and an iron pot also referred to as ''dadesen''.

The young man's identity, including his name, and where the incident happened, is yet to be known, but his video is making the rounds on social media.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.