{"id":141112,"date":"2024-01-19T13:38:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/taxi-driver-runs-over-police-officer-at-agona-swedru\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T13:38:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:38:38","slug":"taxi-driver-runs-over-police-officer-at-agona-swedru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/taxi-driver-runs-over-police-officer-at-agona-swedru\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxi driver runs over police officer at Agona Swedru \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A 27-year-old taxi driver, Kofi Donkoh has been arrested by the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command for driving over a police officer at Agona Swedru.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The incident happened at the Agona Swedru Palace junction in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region where the police officer was directing traffic.<\/p>\n

Police source say the taxi driver with registration number GW 6086-22 in an attempt to circumvent the heavy traffic on the stretch resorted to driving on the shoulder of the road.<\/p>\n

The driver who was driving at top speed, according to the source, unfortunately drove over the police officer who was standing on the shoulder of the road directing traffic.<\/p>\n

The police officer, Constable Ernest Opare, is seriously injured and receiving treatment at the Agona Swedru Municipal Hospital.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the taxi driver is in police custody and will be arraigned.<\/p>\n

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