A police escort, Sergeant Frempah Bismark, has tragically died after his motorcycle, which had the registration number AS 8297-22, collided with a vehicle at Bolgatanga in the Upper East region.
The crash occurred when windy and dusty weather conditions interfered with Sergeant Frempah’s vision, causing him to lose control of the motorbike and crash with a vehicle.
Sergeant Frempah Bismark was reportedly going to meet a musician for a show Thursday evening.
He was formerly stationed at the Ministry for the Interior.
The officer was chasing an Okada rider with his motorcycle for flouting traffic regulations but hit the back of a stationary truck with registration number GM 445-13.
Accidents involving police officers have become rampant in recent times.
On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, three police officers died in a fatal accident at Kyekyewere along the Accra-Kumasi Highway.
The accident occurred while the officers were on their way for police operational duties.
The police officers were in a convoy heading towards Kwahu to ensure peace and security ahead of the Kwahu Easter celebrations.
Unfortunately, when the white Formed Police Unit (FPU) van reached Kyekyewere, one of its tyres burst, causing the vehicle to somersault and land in a ditch.
The force of the accident caused the doors of the vehicle to come off, ejecting the three officers.
The deceased officers are Chief Inspector Michael Adzaho, PW Inspector Theresa Zampiah, and General Corporal Emmanuel Asamoah.
Again, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, a collision involving a police patrol car with registration number GP 3030 and a Hyundai taxicab with registration Number GG 4512-21 injured five police officers.
The police patrol team from the Nsawam Police District was returning from Adeiso in the Eastern Region to Nsawam.
At least five of the victims were sent to the Nsawam Government Hospital for treatment, while the vehicles involved were impounded for testing.