A woman believed to be in her 40s has died in a hit-and-run accident at Awutu Breku in the Central Region.
The incident occurred on Monday, June 3, 2024.
The woman was reportedly hit by a sprinter bus, which sped off right after knocking her down.
Information gathered indicates that two salon cars also ran over her, causing a thudding sound after the cars smashed her head.
The body of the deceased was mutilated beyond recognition as some of her internal organs gushed out of her body.
“The only thing that was not damaged was her breasts, but the other parts of her body were damaged and torn into pieces,” an eyewitness narrated.
A bag containing the mobile phone, Bible, and other items of the victim has been found at the scene.
Efforts to identify the deceased have proved futile because all those who were called from the contacts on her phone claimed they didn’t know the woman.
Worrying trend
Meanwhile, Mrs. Pearl Adusu Sateckla, Head of Public Relations at the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has expressed concern about Ghana’s accident trends.
In the first quarter of 2024, road crashes in Ghana claimed the lives of at least 609 people.
Mrs Sateckla emphasized that most of these accidents, including 573 pedestrian knock-downs, involved both commercial and private vehicles. She attributed the primary causes of these crashes to speeding and fatigued driving.
The number of injuries from road accidents also saw an uptick, with 3,823 individuals suffering various injuries compared to 3,747 last year.
The total number of accidents reported during the first quarter was 3,405, slightly higher than the 3,367 incidents recorded during the same period last year.
In response to these concerning trends, the NRSA, in collaboration with the police and Bloomberg Philanthropic Initiative for Global Road, is intensifying efforts to raise awareness among drivers and road users.