The Police Service wants the public to remain calm while further investigations into an automobile accident involving a 44-year-old guy in Assin Bereku in the Central Region are being conducted.

According to a statement from the police on June 14, 2023, an investigation has started into a motor vehicle collision “involving a motorbike and a Daewoo truck with registration number GX3489-14 at Assin Bereku.”

“The accident which occurred on 12 June 2023 resulted in severe injury to one person, Ibrahim Abubakar Musah who was immediately sent to hospital for treatment,” the police noted.

“The driver of the Daewoo truck, George Owusu is currently on Police Enquiry Bail assisting the investigation,” the statement added.

Background

A speeding vehicle collided with a motorcycle that the Bono East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ibrahim Baba Bukari was riding, resulting in severe injuries on Monday, June 12, 2023.

Due to the critical condition, he was airlifted from St. Francis Xavier Hospital to Accra for further medical treatment.

Stephen Asamoah, the NPP constituency secretary for Assin North, expressed concerns about possible foul play in the accident.

According to Asamoah, Chairman Bukari was en route to campaign in Assin Akomfede when the incident took place. He explained that while riding his bike, he was struck by a black salon car, and the occupants of the vehicle fled the scene, leaving him unattended.

The party officials suspect that the accident may have been a deliberate act targeting the Bono East Regional chairman, who has been actively engaged in campaigning for several weeks.

“Our brother, the Bono East Regional chairman has been with us for several weeks campaigning. But you know the way the towns are scattered you need a motorbike to move. He decided to go to Assin Akomfede to campaign but unfortunately, some men in a black salon car hit and left him unattended,” he stated.