One person died when a bullion van belonging to Bank of Ghana (BoG) with registration number DP 4222 -19, collided with a fuel tanker at Techiman in the Bono East Region last Friday.
The van was reportedly transporting an amount of GH¢60.5 million to Kumasi while the fuel tanker was also travelling from Tema to Burkina -Faso when the collision occurred on the Techiman Senior High School and Opoku Agyeman Hospital stretch.
The road crash was said to have occurred at about 12:30 p.m.
The driver of the fuel tanker, Osman Zongo died on the spot after he tried swerving a motor rider but ended up colliding with BoG van.
Two other people, William Asare, driver of the BoG van and assistant driver of the fuel tanker only named as Yussif were said to be in critical condition and were rushed to the Techiman Holy Family Hospital, but later airlifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for further treatment.
The timely intervention of a combined teamed of police, military, Ghana National Fire Service, and the Bureau of National Investigation prevented residents living along the way from having a field day of the stash of money spread on the road as a result of the accident.
The security officers quickly cordoned off the scene and collected the scattered notes into containers to the Techiman Divisional Headquarters.
The Divisional Commander of Techiman Motor Traffic Unit of the Ghana Police Service, ASP Andrew Okonengye, confirmed the road crash to the Ghanaian Times.
Unconfirmed reports said some residents managed to pick some loose notes before the police got to the scene.
Source: The G. Times
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So you want us to believe the Police didnt take some of the money abi? THis is a national robbery
Speed kills so let's kill the speedigs. Sometimes I wonder when I see such speedigs in town with all these inexperience riders and ***barred word*** drivers in town. No road discipline
Oh Ghana, in this day and age you carry money in containers like market women carry tomatoes to the market? what happened to metal safes? sooo disgraceful and sad. No wonder a plane full of money was carried to Brazil.....
High National State armed robbery. eh Ghana what sins have we committed to having such thiiievery at the high-level hierarchy. 1. Tanker driver swerving a motorbike. 2. I thought the BoG bullion vans are an explosion and fireproof so how come an accident can cause the van burst for the money to be spread out. 3. do you politicians think we are kids. 4. oh no Akuff Addo has disappointed us big time. thiiiievery everywhere.
High National State armed robbery. eh Ghana what sins have we committed to having such ***barred word*** at the high-level hierarchy. 1. Tanker driver swerving a motorbike. 2. I thought the BoG bullion vans are an explosion and fireproof so how come an accident can cause the van burst for the money to be spread out. 3. do you politicians think we are kids. 4. oh no Akuff Addo has disappointed us big time. ***barred word*** everywhere.
Foolishness to the highest order. Your story siad BOG driver survived and has been sent to hospital, so how come your heading said BOG driver died? Irresponsible journalism.