2nd Lady convoy involved in fatal accident

The convoy of the Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia was in­volved in a fatal motor accident on Saturday leading to the death of one person at Ohene-Nk­wanta near Nobewam on the Kumasi-Accra Highway.

The deceased, Mr Fuseini­Mumuni of the Closed Protec­tion Unit, was the body guard of the second Lady who had worked with the second family since 2008, according to sources.

Mrs Bawumia escaped un­hurt but sources say four out of the eight victims involved, got injuries.

The accident occurred at Ohene-Nkwanta near Nobewam on the Kumasi-Accra Highway in the afternoon when the con­voy was travelling to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

The multi-vehicle accident involved the collision of two Toyota Land Cruisers, a Mer­cedes Benz car, and a Sprinter Benz bus.

In a Facebook post, the Vice President, Dr Bawumia sent his heartfelt condolences to the fam­ily and friends of the late Fuseini.

“It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of Mumuni­Fuseini, a staff in my office. He died yesterday from an accident involving a convoy of the Second Lady, Hajia Samira.

The Vice President said Fu­seini was a hardworking member of the Closed Protection Unit.

He said Fuseini had since been buried according to Islamic traditions.

“My condolences to his fami­ly and friends. May Allah forgive Fuseini’s shortcomings and grant him Jannah,” the Vice President added.

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded to the accident distress call around 1pm on Saturday.

The GNFS in a statement confirming the accident said investigation was underway to determine the cause of the crash.

It said the rescue team from Konongo Odumasi arrived at the crash scene at 1:12pm.

The collision involved a Toyota Land Cruiser with registration number GC-9094-21, Toyota Land Cruiser with registration number VR-2105-15, a Mercedes Benz C180 with registration number NR-1977-18, and a Benz Sprinter bus with registration number GE-7256-14.

It said out of the eight victims, four had already been rescued by the public and had been taken to the hospital when the GNFS team arrived.

The Mercedes Sprinter bus and Benz C180 suffered signif­icant damage to their engine compartments and windshields, while the rear of the Toyota Land Cruiser (GC-9094-21) was partially damaged, along with the Toyota Land Cruiser (VR- 2105-15).

 BY TIMES REPORTER

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