An alleged car snatcher has died after a driver ran over him during an attempted car-snatching incident at Tema Community 22 Annex.
According to eyewitnesses, the yet-to-be-identified man and his accomplice tried to snatch the driver’s car after snatching his mobile phone.
In an attempt to escape the onslaught, the driver accelerated his vehicle and ran over the attackers in the process.
One of the robbers died, while the other is in critical condition.
In a similar incident, a driver hit and killed a motor rider who snatched his phone at the Kwabenya Musuku roundabout in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency.
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The accident happened around 8 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, involving the driver of a Toyota Vitz car bearing the registration GX-3607-20 and two men on a motorbike.
According to an eyewitness, the driver knocked the two young men on the motorbike off the road.
As a result, the Vitz car somersaulted and ran into a teak pole.
The young men on the motorbike also crashed not so far from the Vitz.
The deceased, a teenager, and his partner had snatched the Vitz driver’s iPhone 13 while on the road.
In response, the driver chased and knocked them down.