A Hyundai Santa Fe vehicle with registration number GX 46-19 ran over a 28-year-old man while he was crossing a section of the road at Gomoa Bewaadze, near the Winneba Junction.
The incident happened on Tuesday, December 27, 2023, around 11:00 am.
The deceased, identified as Simon Tawiah, was walking with some family members along the side of the road but went ahead of them and attempted to cross the road.
Information gathered indicates that Tawiah was suddenly knocked down by the Hyundai Santa Fe, which was moving from Tema to Takoradi and was being driven by a chauffeur with two Chinese nationals on board.
The source stated that the police were immediately called in and rushed the victim, who was then bleeding profusely, to the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, the body has been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital for preservation and autopsy.