The mangled Pragya tricycle
A Pragya rider and a passenger sustained serious injuries after the tricycle they were travelling on somersaulted while attempting to beat a traffic light at Asokwa in the Ashanti Region.
The accident happened on Monday near the Asokwa District Court when the rider of the tricycle, bearing registration number M-22-GR 1580, allegedly drove at top speed towards the T.I. Ahmadiyya Primary School area.
According to eyewitnesses, the rider lost control of the tricycle during the attempt to beat the traffic signal, causing the vehicle to somersault and land on its back.
Two other passengers onboard escaped unhurt, while the rider and another passenger sustained deep cuts on their legs and hands.
Some people who had gathered at the court premises for various cases rushed to the scene and helped rescue the victims who were trapped beneath the mangled tricycle.
An eyewitness said the loud sound from the impact caused panic at the court premises.
“The noise was so loud that I had to run for cover because I did not know what had happened initially,” the eyewitness recounted.
A police officer stationed at the court, together with some Good Samaritans, managed to pull the injured victims from beneath the tricycle before the damaged vehicle was removed from the road.
Parts of the tricycle, including its windscreen and seats, were scattered on the road, causing temporary traffic congestion in the area.
The injured victims were later rushed to a nearby hospital aboard another tricycle for treatment.
FROM David Afum, Kumasi