Police have arrested the motive force of the articulated truck that rammed into the car of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal Assembly, Alfred Amoah and his motive force, Samuel Gyasi who each died at the spot.
He has been charged with careless and thoughtless riding opposite to Section three of the Road Traffic Act 2004 (Act 683) as amended with the aid of using Act 2008 Act 761, and negligently inflicting damage opposite to Section seventy two of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960, Act 29.
The suspect whose identification isn't always at once acknowledged became positioned earlier than Kibi Circuit Court in which he has been remanded to permit adequate time for in addition investigations.
His plea became now no longer taken while he seems on the courtroom docket presided over with the aid of using Peter Oppong-Boahen.
The Prosecutor, Detective Inspector Kamal Salifu Gumah, prayed for the courtroom docket to remand the suspect into police custody as investigations are nevertheless at an preliminary stage.
According to the prosecutor, the case docket could be forwarded to the Attorney General's workplace for recommendation after investigations are finished for examine and recommendation.
The courtroom docket thereby remanded the suspect into police custody and adjourned the case to Wednesday, July 20.
Police initial investigations imply that the 32-year-antique motive force of the articulated truck with registration range AS 4229 X became dashing and determined to unexpectedly follow brakes on seeing motors in advance of him slowing down.
On board together along with his mate, the car veered of its lane into the car of the MCE, ensuing in his demise and that of his motive force.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Ekuona own circle of relatives at Sefwi Bekwai withinside the Western North Region, Nana Wireko Ampem, has bemoaned the unexpected demise of his nephew, Alfred Amoah.
According to him, the deceased MCE became the mild of the own circle of relatives.
“The complete Bibiani and Bekwai groups have misplaced a first rate man. He became the mild of our own circle of relatives. He known as the day prior to this and informed me that he became attending a assembly in Accra. I became there withinside the nighttime while the NPP Party Chairman known as to tell me that my nephew became worried in an coincidence and had died together along with his motive force.
“I moved to his mother's house and relocated her to every other region to keep away from the shocks she can be able to incur upon listening to the news. But we've got knowledgeable her this morning and she or he is sad,” he said, including that the own circle of relatives will quickly meet the management of the New Patriotic Party withinside the location for the important funeral preparations to be made.
“He belongs to our own circle of relatives however he became additionally a member of the NPP so we're arranging a assembly to agree at the funeral preparations,” he added.
Also, Chairman of the New Patriotic Party withinside the Area, Appiah Kubi discovered that the motive force who died with the MCE withinside the coincidence is likewise every other blow to the party.
According to him, “He is an skilled motive force. I even have traveled with him and the overdue MCE on many activities however what passed off I should say became unfortunate. We have knowledgeable his own circle of relatives of his passing.”
Meanwhile, mourners accrued on the own circle of relatives residence on Wednesday morning.