At Ohene-Nkwanta, close to Nobewam, off the Kumasi-Accra route, there was a serious traffic accident involving the convoy of the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia.
Sadly, Fuseini, one of her bodyguards who was riding in a convoy, passed away right there.
The incident occurred when a commercial vehicle collided with one of the vehicles in the Second Lady’s convoy as they were returning from Bonwire in the Ashanti region.
Fortunately, the Second Lady according to reports was not part of the convoy.
Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash but the 8 victims who suffered varying degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
A statement by the Ghana National Fire Service stated that the rescue team, led by STNO II Odjer Jonathan, arrived at the crash scene at 13:12 hours on Saturday to find a collision involving a Toyota Land Cruiser (GC-9094-21), Toyota Land Cruiser (VR-2105-15), Mercedes Benz C180 (NR-1977-18), and a Benz Sprinter (GE-7256-14).
Of the 8 victims, 4 had already been rescued by the public and taken to the hospital.
See the video of the accident below;