The campaign pickup of Alban Bagbin
Two men on a motorbike died after they were knocked down by a campaign pickup of Alban Bagbin, a presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Charles Owusu, the driver of the Nissan pickup with registration number GT 8265-16, was heading towards Accra from Cape Coast in the Central Region.
Charles Owusu of the Bagbin Campaign Team for 2020 NDC race knocked down the two between Apam Junction and Winneba Roundabout on the Accra-Cape Coast Highway on Sunday.
Charles Owusu was subsequently handed over to the Winneba Police who impounded the Nissan pickup.
The suspect, Charles Owusu, according to the police, was returning to Accra from Cape Coast, and on reaching a section of the road between Apam Junction and Winneba Roundabout, he knocked down the two male adults, who were on an unregistered motorbike.
The Central Regional Police Command, which has commenced investigations into the matter, said Charles Owusu is assisting in investigation.
The Central Regional Police spokeswoman, DSP Irene Oppong, explained that the two persons were conveyed to the Trauma and Specialist Hospital where they were pronounced dead and kept in the morgue at the health facility.
“After the accident, we quickly brought in the Winneba Fire Service to wash the blood at the accident scene…The occupant of the Alban Bagbin campaign car has been handed over to the police pending investigation,” she added.
A DAILY GUIDE Report