An officer of the Ghana Immigration Service, identified only as Amoakoh, popularly known as Ahuoden, has died in a motorbike accident at Assin Fosu in the Central Region.
Amoakoh was reportedly the pillion passenger on the motorbike, while a police officer attached to the Central North Regional Command, who was riding the motorcycle, sustained serious injuries and remains in critical condition.
According to eyewitness Joseph Okyere, also known as Assin Trendz, the two were travelling towards the Assin Fosu Main Lorry Station from the Kumasi Road direction at about 1:00 a.m. on Monday.
The eyewitness said the motorbike was travelling at high speed along the largely deserted highway when it suddenly veered off the road and crashed into the concrete staircase of a store near the Assin Fosu Town Market at Ajeep.
Amoakoh, who was reportedly not wearing a helmet, allegedly hit his head against a roadside gutter during the crash.
Bystanders rushed both victims to St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu, where medical personnel pronounced Amoakoh dead on arrival.
The police rider, identified as Stone, suffered severe fractures to his left arm and left leg and remains on admission receiving intensive medical care.
Police Investigate Crash
Officers from the Central North Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) have visited the accident scene and impounded the damaged motorcycle for examination.
An investigation has also been launched to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the crash.
The body of the deceased Immigration Service officer has been deposited at the hospital morgue pending an autopsy.
