Story: Vincent Adedze, Tamale
THREE persons died, while six others sustained various degrees of injury, in three separate accidents at different locations in the Northern Region this month.
Two of the deceased were identified as Nuor Komate, 30, and Mohammed Yakubu, 18, while the third victim is yet to be identified.
The accidents occurred on April 8, 10 and 11, 2008 at Benyukro, near Bole; Walewale and Sonayile, near Bimbilla, respectively.
In the case of the Benyukro accident, the police have arrested four persons for allegedly burning down the cargo truck that was involved in the accident.
The truck ran over Komate, who was riding a bicycle, killing him instantly. The deceased was said to be crossing the main road at Benyukro when he was run over by the truck.
According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Northern Regional Police Command, Inspector Albert Johnson, the driver of the truck, Yakubu Salia, duly reported the incident at the Bole Police Station but on his return, he discovered that some unknown persons had burnt his truck.
The PRO indicated that upon thorough investigations, the four — Merge, Bayor, Batapuri and Sumaka Kwaku — were arrested, while the driver is assisting in investigations.
At Walewale in the West Mamprusi District, one Alhassan Nufu, who was riding an unregistered motorbike from Bole to Bawku in the Upper East Region, knocked down Yakubu at Walewale.
According to the PRO, although both the victim and the rider were rushed to the Walewale Hospital for treatment, the victim died a few hours later. Nufu is currently helping the police in their investigations.
In the third accident, a yet-to-be identified passenger on board a KIA cargo truck died instantly, while six others sustained various degrees of injury, when the steering wheel of the truck on which they were travelling from Bimbilla to Sonayile suddenly went off in the course of the journey, resulting in the accident.
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