The vehicle believed to have knocked down the police officer
A
DAF truck with registration number GE 7562-14 has reportedly ran over a police
officer with the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) killing him in
the process in Kintampo in the Bono East Region
The
officer has been identified as Inspector Foster Ampomah. The unfortunate incident
occurred at a checkpoint at Nante Zongo along the Kintampo-Jema highway.
According
to reports, the policeman who was on duty in the early hours of Friday had
signaled the driver of the truck, Awudu Sumaila, 30, to stop but the signal was
ignored leading to the unfortunate incident.
The
truck was heading towards Kumasi in the Ashanti Region
from Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.
The
Kintampo Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ACP)
Joseph Gyau Antwi, who confirmed the incident to the media, said the officer
was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The
sad incident has increased the number of traffic officers who have been killed
in the line of duty to three within two weeks.
Inspector
Amponsah’s death follows the killing of Sergeant Michael Dzeamesi and Lance
Corporal Mohammed Awal at Gomoa Buduburam, near Kasoa in the Central Region.
The two were shot dead by occupants of a vehicle they accosted after they
(occupants of the vehicle) refused to pay heed to their signal to stop.
Meanwhile
the driver, Awudu Sumaila, and the mate of the truck have been arrested by the
police to assist in investigation while the body of the policeman has been
deposited at the Kintampo Hospital morgue pending further investigations.
