The accident truck
A WOMAN suspected to be mentally deranged has been knocked and killed by a truck, which was fully loaded with tubers of yam.
The police said a Kia Rhino truck with registration number 1869-17, which was from Zabzugu to Kumasi knocked the woman down at Maakro near Suame in Kumasi, around 7:40am on Sunday, May 7, 2023.
The almost dismembered body of the woman, believed to be in her forties, has since been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) morgue in Kumasi.
According to the police, the driver of the truck, who has been identified as Jalaldeen Amadu, aged 33, has also been detained for investigations.
“On 07/05/2023 about 0740 hours, Suspect driver Jalaldeen Amadu aged 33 was in charge of a Kia Rhino truck No GE 1869-17, loaded with yam with two occupants driving from Zabzugu to Kumasi.
“Upon reaching a section of the road near Bank of Africa, Maakro, the vehicle knocked down and killed an adult female pedestrian, aged about 40, who was crossing the road and suspected to be mentally deranged.
“Body was conveyed to KATH morgue and deposited for preservation, identification and autopsy,” the Suame police disclosed in a statement.
The police disclosed that the accident vehicle has since been impounded for testing, adding that “Suspect driver is in police custody assisting in investigations.”
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi