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The Police are warning motorists to drive with care following an accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on Monday, February 28. The fatal accident happened at the Akim Aboabo between the Akim Asafo and Nsutam area of the stretch. The crash involved a Nissan Pickup and a Loaded DAF articulated truck. The wreckage in the middle of the road has forced personnel from the Kibi MTTD Accident Prevention Squad (APS) to cordon the area. According to the Police, “emergency crews, including Ghana National Fire Service Extrication Team, National Ambulance Service EMTs, and Road Safety Management Service Limited are proceeding” to the…

Two persons have been confirmed dead after they were knocked down by a cargo vehicle at Dr. Mensah in Kumasi on Sunday afternoon, February 27, 2022 According to police sources, the driver of the cargo vehicle says he developed a faulty brake before running into the two women and killing them instantly. The driver of the vehicle has reported himself to the police and has been detained. A commercial vehicle, which veered off the road to avoid colliding with the cargo truck, has been towed, while the bodies of the deceased persons have been deposited at the morgue. Some eyewitnesses…

The official opening ceremony of the Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers is underway. Hon. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Minister for Health, Ghana call on Ecowas Member States Ministry of Health to align their country health Policy and strategy with West African Health Organisation’s (WAHO) vision 2030. The post High-level ECOWAS Universal Health Coverage Summit appeared first on Ministry Of Health. Source link

The Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Tina Mensah on Tuesday launched the International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD 2022). Hon. Tina appealed to various institutions and individuals to equally support children and adolescents diagnosed of various forms of cancer in Ghana. She said, the Ministry of Health and its partners will continue to invest in healthcare; improve national healthcare coverage and implement necessary national control efforts for children, adolescents and adults diagnosed of cancer. Source link

The Appiate Disaster Relief Committee has set March 11, 2022, for the mass burial of persons who lost their lives through the Bogoso-Appiate explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The explosion occurred on January 20, 2022, after a truck carrying explosives owned by Maxam Limited got involved in an accident resulting in the explosion. Thirteen persons lost their lives while many others sustained varying degrees of injury. In an interview with Citi News, the Municipal Chief Executive for Prestea Huni-Valley, Isaac Dasmani, said families who prefer a private burial will be allowed to do so. “Today [Friday]…

Ukraine’s border guard said that males aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country in a statement posted on its Facebook account. The border guard said that this restriction will last for the duration of the period of martial law in Ukraine. President Zelenskyy declared martial law earlier shortly after Russia launched a full-scale attack. Ukraine president orders general mobilization Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree Thursday on the general mobilization of the population in the wake of Russia’s invasion. Conscripts and reservists will be called up over the next 90 days to “ensure the defense of the state, maintaining combat…

The Greater Accra Regional Office of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in collaboration with the Sege Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD), has held a sensitization exercise on its ‘Stay Alive Campaign.’ It was organised for riders, drivers, union executives, and pedestrians at the Ada West District Assembly’s Hall with reps from the Assembly and Koli FM in Sege on Thursday, February 24, 2022. The NRSA asked participants to be more responsible on the road to reduce the surge in crashes, injuries, and deaths in the region. The Planning Manager for Greater Accra, Mr. Felix Owusu, and an Advocate…

The Nsawam Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has opened the highway for motorists to safely and freely proceed to their destinations after it was closed briefly following an accident on the by-pass. On Thursday evening, a man diesel rigid truck loaded with poultry feed was involved in a motor accident. The said vehicle with registration number AS 2780 U, blocked the entire Accra-Kumasi stretch of the N6. During that period, the Nsawam MTTD officers diverted Kumasi bound traffic to allow for motorists to safely and freely proceed to their destinations. The Road Safety Management Services Limited towing crew together…

A farmer at Yezesi in the Mamprugu/Moadugri District of the North East Region is in police grips for allegedly butchering his three-year-old daughter to death and injuring his wife. The suspect, Haruna Adam, 25, and the wife are reported to have had a misunderstanding over a bathing soap. In the process, he reportedly picked a machete and inflicted wounds on the wife and the daughter, resulting in the death of the daughter. After the act, he reportedly fled the scene but was pursued and apprehended by some community members and handed over to the police. Confirming the incident to Graphic Online,…

A mini bus with registration number WR-808-18 was involved in a road accident on Thursday morning, leaving eight passengers and driver severely injured. According to the mini bus driver, Isaac Kwadwo, the bus, which had 13 passengers aboard, veered off the road and landed in a gutter when he attempted to dodge a pothole upon reaching Kukunde, a community in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region. The injured passengers are currently receiving medical treatment at the Mathias Catholic Hospital in Yeji. Although hospital personnel declined to speak on record, they confirmed that six of the victims sustained…