A POLICEMAN on duty at a road checkpoint, died instantly after he was knocked down by a speeding car.
Cpl Billy K. Frederick, was on duty at the Bresuano Police Barrier in the Ashanti Region when the incident occurred.
According to reports, the policeman signaled an oncoming Mitsubishi car to stop but the driver ignored the order.
The driver, identified as Isaac Koranteng, then did the unthinkable, as he knocked down Cpl Billy with his vehicle, killing him instantly.
The lifeless body of the policeman, 30, has since been deposited in a morgue and the driver arrested.
A police report disclosed that the heartbreaking incident happened around 7:30pm on January 27, 2022.
It said the driver of the Mitsubishi Container with registration number GR 1466-11, was from Atebubu and heading towards Ejura.
“On reaching Bresuano Police Barrier, he failed to stop when he was signalled to stop,” the police report said.
The speeding car then “knocked down the officer and sped off.”
The driver was chased and attempted crashing the taxi used in the chase.
“The officers managed to get him arrested at Kasei,” the report said, adding that the driver has been caged.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi