Police bus driver kills a motor rider

A police bus driver has been arrested for allegedly hitting and killing a motorcyclist in Abeka in the early hours of Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Ghana.

The incident reportedly happened when the police bus driver attempted to bypass traffic by driving in the opposite lane, resulting in a fatal collision with the motorcyclist.

The crash exacerbated the already congested stretch of traffic from Tesano, through the Achimota overhead, toward Nsawam.

A fuel attendant at the Shell station near Abeka Junction, recounted the incident, noting that the motorcyclist died instantly.

“They are having a passing-out ceremony at the police depot, so there’s heavy traffic. The police have taken the other lane, and they drive at top speed. Then I heard a crash; a police bus driver knocked down a motorbike rider, and the rider died on the spot.”