{"id":138815,"date":"2024-01-14T07:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T07:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/14\/samira-bawumia-involved-in-fatal-accident-on-accra-kumasi-highway-one-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T07:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T07:20:54","slug":"samira-bawumia-involved-in-fatal-accident-on-accra-kumasi-highway-one-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/14\/samira-bawumia-involved-in-fatal-accident-on-accra-kumasi-highway-one-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Samira Bawumia involved in fatal accident on Accra-Kumasi highway; One dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has been involved in a serious road accident at Ohene-Nkwanta near Nobewam, off the Kumasi-Accra highway.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, one of her bodyguards, travelling in one of the convoy vehicles, died on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred when a commercial vehicle collided with one of the vehicles in the Second Lady\u2019s convoy as they were returning from Bonwire in the Ashanti region.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the Second Lady emerged unharmed and is reported to be in good condition.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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). 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Tragically, one of her bodyguards, travelling in one of the convoy vehicles, died on the spot. 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