One dead in an accident at Manso

A tipper truck has run over a 30-year-old man at Manso Keniago in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, killing him on the spot.

The accident happened late afternoon on Friday while the young man, who owns a popular spot at the Manso station, was returning from an adjoining town.

Information gathered revealed the man missed his step while crossing the road immediately after alighting from a tricycle.

“It was about three o’clock when he left for the next town. The okada he was coming with dropped him a bit far away from his destination, so he had to get off and cross the road,” an eyewitness narrated. “As he was crossing, we realized the tipper truck had gotten too close to him. All we saw was the truck had knocked him down and run him over, killing him instantly”.

Sensing danger from the incensed residents, the driver parked the truck at a distance and took to his heels.

It is reported that after some time, the driver turned himself in at the Manso Adubea Police Station.

The mutilated remains of the deceased have been deposited at the St Martin Hospital at Manso Agroyesum.