[ 2012-05-02 ]

Chilling accident: Police accused of turning a blind eye
One person was feared dead and several others were
injured when a Renault mini bus with registration
number GW 5542-12 somersaulted at a spot in front
of the Villaggio buildings, near the resident of
former President Kufuor in Accra on Tuesday
evening.

Some of the victims had broken limbs, cuts and
serious bruises. A woman had part of her head skin
peeling off from the skull. They were rushed to
the 37 Military Hospital for treatment.

The commercial bus which was heading towards the
37 from Madina was said to have been crossed by a
Pontiac Vibe with registration number GT 6257-12
coming from the same direction.

As a result, the driver of the commercial vehicle
(trotro) lost control of the vehicle causing it to
somersault and trapping about 12 passengers when
it finally landed on its side. Rescuers had to
assist the victims to escape through the driver’s
door.

However, the Pontiac driven by a youngman with a
lady by his side skidded off the road when it hit
the commercial vehicle, bursting its (Pontiac)
front tyre in the process.

According to eyewitnesses – Denis Walter, Emmanuel
Sam, Bright Obeng Adu and Emmanuel Sackeyfio
(Lensman) - who also assisted Myjoyonline.com with
pictures of the gory accident, said the driver of
the Pontiac did not show any remorse for his
action nor did he care about the victims.

Myjoyonline.com’s eyewitnesses said the driver,
who was a little tipsy instead, called friends who
came to assist him to replace the burst tyre and
sped off with the lady friend as fruitless efforts
were made to the police service.

Police station

Four of the eyewitnesses (named above) took
pictures of the scene and went to the Airport
Police Station to report the accident but were
“disappointed” when the only policeman on duty
allegedly refused to take their statement with the
excuse that he had closed for the day around
8:30pm.

“After looking at the pictures, he asked us to
wait for the police officer on night duty to take
our statement and see what he or she can do,” one
of the eyewitnesses, visibly aggrieved, told
Myjoyonline.com, and snapped, “if the police
station cannot help us in time of need, then it
should be turned into a poultry farm – it would be
more profitable.”

“The driver of the Pontiac Vibe should be arrested
to face the full rigour of the law,” another
eyewitness remarked.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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