JHS Student Crushed

The damaged motorbike of deceased, INSET: Sulemana Dawuda

A 19-year-old student of one of the Junior High Schools (JHSs) in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District Muntala Haruna was over the weekend crushed  to death by a Kumasi bound Neoplan bus with registration number AS 5063 N.

The driver of the said vehicle Sulemana Dawuda, 33, has since been charged with careless, inconsiderate driving and negligently causing harm leading to the untimely death of Haruna.

The deceased has been interred in accordance with the Islamic customs.

According to reports, the driver was moving at top speed despite persistent request by passengers to reduce the speed in accordance with the mandated speed limits.

On reaching a section of road, the driver, in a bid to wrongful overtake other cars, knocked down Haruna, who was riding a King motorbike and dragged him for about 100 meters.

According to the police, Dawuda could not stop the car immediately due to the high speed.

He was subsequently remanded by a Nalerigu Magistrate Court in the East Mamprusi District  presided over by Robert Agbleze to reappear on the May 29, 2013 to enable police conclude investigations into the matter.

Meanwhile, residents have expressed worry at the high number of deaths recorded on that section of road, disclosing that five persons had been killed in the last six months.

They have appealed to the Department of Urban Roads and the District Assembly to construct speed ramps to prevent accidents since the motorists have consistently refused to adhere to road regulations.

From Stephen Zoure, Tamale