Driver Dies in Gory Accident in Ellembelle

A-39-year old driver from Ala-Bokazo in the Ellembelle District Zakaria Mahama died on the spot in the early hours of Sunday, when his unregistered Nissan Note private car collided head-on with an Articulator trailer with registration No.CR 2283-16.

The Ellembelle District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police (SOP), Thomas Bayor who disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said at about 0100 hours on Sunday, a trailer with Registration Number CR 2283-16 was travelling from Takoradi to Elubo while the unregistered Nissan Note private car was also traveling from Elubo to Takoradi.

He said on reaching Edwakpole, the two vehicles collided head-on and the trailer pulled the Nissan Note car some few metres away.

According to him, in the process the Nissan Note car was mangled beyond repairs and the driver, Mahama died on the spot.

He said the body was entangled in the vehicle which took four (4) hours for the charred body to be removed from the car.

SOP Bayor told the GNA that the body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Axim government hospital morgue for autopsy, while the surviving driver Daniel Tabi Jnr. 29, a native of Nakwa Ekumfi in the Central Region whose condition is normal, is in Police custody at Esiama assisting in investigations.

Source: GNA