{"id":275050,"date":"2011-01-28T11:34:54","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T11:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=49921"},"modified":"2011-01-28T11:34:54","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T11:34:54","slug":"melisa-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/28\/melisa-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Melisa Is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_49922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49922\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-49922\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/28\/melisa-is-dead\/melisa-donkor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49922\" title=\"Melisa Donkor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Melisa-Donkor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melisa Donkor,Ann-Marie Donkor and Mercy Akrofi<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nInformation reaching Daily Guide  indicates that Melisah Donkoh, one of the victims of the January 13  accident that claimed three lives in Takoradi, has passed away, bringing  the number of deaths in the accident to four.<br \/>\nMelisah, who was  seriously injured and was flown to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for  further treatment after a brief admission at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional  Hospital in Sekondi, passed away in the early hours of yesterday.<br \/>\nPius  Donkoh, 7 and Awurukua Smith, 11, both of Agyiba International School  in Takoradi and Perpetual Christian Oppong, in her early 50s, were also  crushed to death in the accident by an articulated truck with  registration number AS 1140 N.<br \/>\nMelisah, 13, and two of her  siblings, Pius Donkoh and Ann-Marie Donkoh, all pupils of the same  school, were hit by the articulated truck  at a zebra crossing on the  Kwesimintsim-Takoradi highway. Pius and Ewurakua Smith, who were also  hit by the vehicle, died on the spot, while Ann-Marie and Melisah  sustained injuries.<br \/>\nThe injured persons were initially sent to the Effia-Nkwanta Hospital for treatment.<br \/>\nAnn-Marie  was treated and discharged but, Melisah, whose condition was critical,  was flown to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra where she died  yesterday as confirmed by Ernestina Woolley, grandmother of the  deceased. The little girl\u2019s family would hold a meeting today to decide  on the date for her burial. Awurakua and Pius were buried on Tuesday,  January 18 and Wednesday, January 19 respectively.<br \/>\nMohammed  Abass, 31, who was driving the articulated truck that allegedly hit and  killed the school kids and the elderly woman, was put before court on  Monday January 17, 2011 on provisional charges of careless and  inconsiderate driving, as well as negligently causing harm. His plea was  not taken and his prosecutor, Albert Deletsa, pleaded with the court to  remand the accused in police custody to assist in investigations.<br \/>\nThe court, presided over by Charles Nimako, therefore remanded the accused to re-appear in court on February 2, 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information reaching Daily Guide indicates that Melisah Donkoh, one of the victims of the January 13 accident that claimed three lives in Takoradi, has passed away, bringing the number of deaths in the accident to four. 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