A tragic incident occurred at the Gomoa Mpota Checkpoint on the Kasoa-Winneba highway in the Central Region, resulting in the death of a police officer identified as Stephen Nii Quaye.
The officer, stationed at the Winneba Divisional Police Command, was crashed by a Kia truck around 11:00 pm on Friday, June 21.
According to sources, the police had stopped a car at the checkpoint when a Kia truck from behind crashed into him. The Kia driver, reportedly asleep at the wheel, first hit two cars before colliding with the metal at the police checkpoint and running over the officer.
Eyewitnesses recounted that the vehicles involved in the accident were a Kia truck with registration number GR-6419-N, a trailer with registration number GE-5468-22, and a fuel tanker with registration number GY-2186-13.
In an interview with Adom News, an eyewitness named Joseph Asamoah stated that after the accident, the Kia truck driver admitted that he had been sleeping at the time of the crash.
Three individuals who were onboard the Kia truck sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital.
The body of the deceased police officer has been deposited at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital mortuary for autopsy and preservation as investigations into the incident continue.