Overtaking Gone Wrong; Employment Minister Involved In An Accident.
- Ignatius Baffour- Awuah doubles as an Minister of employment and MP for Sunyani -West.
- He has been involved in a car accident.
- He was returning from a funeral
- His driver tried to overtake another car
The employment minister has been involved in an accident. The accident occurred on the Sunyani-Nsoatre road on his return from a funeral at Odumase on Saturday, August 14. The minister’s driver tried to overtake another driver but luck was not on their side as they collided with a tipper truck.
In a report, the minister fell from his vehicle and got injured. It is unclear whether or not the minister had his seat belt on.
Mr. Baffour-Awuah was rushed to the hospital immediately.
This is not the first time a government official has had an accident .The question to ask is, what is the cause?
This is not surprising at all because it has now become a norm in Ghana that politicians don’t join traffic. They overtake when they are not supposed to overtake and cause fear and panic to other drivers on the road because most of them have police escorts and if not, their sirens do the work for them.
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Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor is a member of NDC and a member of parliament for South Dayi.
He has escaped a near-fatal car accident when he was returning to Accra after a funeral in the Volta region.
The accident occurred on the Aveyime road in the Volta region. A KIA truck loaded with concrete blocks ran into the MP’s vehicle.
National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayic constituency in the Volta region, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has reportedly been involved in a near-fatal car accident.
According to a report sighted on Citinewsroom.com, the South Dayi MP who doubles as a member of Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee escaped unhurt despite the gravity of the crash.
The accident which occurred on Saturday, August 14, happened on the Aveyime road in the Volta region while the legislator, together with some colleague MPs were returning to the Greater Accra Regional capital.
Citinews sources indicate that they were enroute to Accra after going to support MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa following the demise of his father.
The report furthered that a KIA truck loaded with concrete blocks ran into the MP’s vehicle, resulting in the simultaneous somersaulting of the car.
Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey who was part of the team from the funeral narrated the incident to citinews.
“We were travelling from the funeral of the father of the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. We were on our way to Accra when a KIA truck loaded with blocks just crossed the convoy. Rockson’s car somersaulted twice with the four wheels up. So we had to rush him out of the car. As we speak now, he is doing well, and we are on our way to the hospital to seek medical treatment,” he noted.
