Accident claims two lives; national security vehicle set ablaze
A National Security Cocoa Taskforce Isuzu vehicle chasing a suspected Toyota Vitz with Reg. No. AP 528-20 vehicle carrying bags of dried cocoa beans from Dodi-Papase to Kadjebi has collided with a motorbike.
The collision led to the instant death of the rider, Peter Agblah, 21, a footballer with Oti Warriors, a Division Two football team in the Oti Region.
The pillion, Paul Arlowe, 22 also a footballer with the same team, who sustained various degrees of injury was rushed to the St. Mary Theresa Hospital, Dodi-Papase, but later died.
Their bodies are deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.
The accident. which has been caused by the National Security Cocoa Taskforce vehicle infuriated the youth of Koto-Nkwanta, a farming community in the Kadjebi District, where the accident occurred to set the car ablaze.
Mr David Agblah, a brother of Peter Agblah told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the late brother was coming from Kadjebi to their village, Yadzo, when the unfortunate incident occurred.
Superintendent Gyan-Mante Frempong, the Kadjebi District Police Commander, when contacted by GNA confirmed the accident and said investigations were underway.
The accident, which occurred on Monday, December 25 at about 20:48 hours had thrown Koto-Nkwanta and surrounding villages into a state of mourning.
Source: GNA