Two people, including the Editor of the Daily Graphic, Mr Ransford Tetteh, escaped death last Saturday when a motor rider crossed a vehicle they were travelling in, causing it to land on its side at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region.
The other victim was the driver, Mr Eric Alorzuke, who was driving the Nissan Patrol in which Mr Tetteh was travelling. The two were treated and discharged from the Nkawie Hospital.
The motor rider, whose name is yet unknown is, however, on admission at the Komfo Anokye Hospital in Kumasi after sustaining serious injuries.
The incident
The accident happened when the motor rider crossed the path of the Nissan Patrol with registration number GN -202- Y, when Mr Tetteh was returning from Sefwi-Chirano in the Western Region to Kumasi.
The motor rider hit the front of the vehicle, causing it to hit a sign post and a 207 Benz bus, consequently somersaulting before landing on its side.
Narrating the incident to the Daily Graphic, Mr Tetteh said the driver of the Nissan Patrol tried to veer off the road when he realised that the motor rider was coming towards them but the motor rider still ran into their vehicle which made the driver to hit a sign post and another vehicle.
He stated that the driver and himself managed to get out of the vehicle by themselves and were helped to the hospital by residents of the area.
Mr Tetteh said he believed that the seatbelt they wore saved them from possible tragedy.
He said the incident had been reported to the Nkawie Police for further investigation.
The incident had also moved him to embark on a personal campaign to educate the public on the importance of wearing seatbelts as a safety measure for drivers and passengers.
Power plant
Meanwhile, Mr Tetteh said the visit was to inspect a new coal energy plant project which was being undertaken by Genser Power for the Chirano Gold Mines Company Limited at Sefwi-Chirano in the Western Region and how it could contribute to the energy sector.
He said the plant, which was the first of its kind, was expected to be completed by the end of this year.
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