Police mount search for Kasoa killer driver

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26-08-08

THE police have mounted a man-hunt for the driver of a Mercedes cargo vehicle that killed five persons near the toll booth on the Malam-Kasoa road last Sunday afternoon.
The driver of the bus with registration number GW 776 S, escaped from the accident scene when his vehicle ran into two other vehicles, thereby trapping some hawkers, killing five of them on the spot.
ACP Daniel Avorga, Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) told the Daily Graphic that the Benz bus would be taken to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) for testing, adding that “we will make sure the driver is traced”.
He expressed concern about the attitude of drivers who absconded from accident scenes, saying that if they (drivers) were not in any danger there was no need to leave the scenes till the police arrived.
He said for the fear of being tested by the police on the spot, drivers who drove drunk or were on drugs, bolted before the police arrived.
ACP Avorga said a lot of accidents were as a result of human error induced by drugs and alcohol.
He said in all 17 persons, mainly hawkers, of which five died, were involved in the accident, and that some of the victims were sent to the Winneba Government Hospital, others to the Kasoa Health Post and the rest to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
He said the accident, which involved three vehicles, occurred when the driver of a Mercedes Benz bus attempted to overtake other vehicles in traffic at the toll booth area.
ACP Avorga said it was in the process of overtaking, that the bus ran into the other vehicles ahead of it, trapping some of the hawkers, killing three of them on the spot.