The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, parents of the 16-year-old driver involved in the fatal car crash that claimed two lives at East Legon on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
According to a Police release, the two persons are currently in custody assisting with the ongoing investigations.
“Investigations have so far established that on 12th October 2024, suspect driver, Elrad Salifu Amoako, aged 16, driving a Jaguar SUV vehicle with registration number GN 7801 – 20 with one other occupant, rammed into a 4×4 Acura vehicle also with registration number GR 2542 – 23, driven by Joseph Ackah with four other occupants, at Mensah Wood Street at East Legon. Both cars caught fire and burned beyond recognition”
According to Police, the investigation further indicates that three of the five victims in the Acura vehicle during the accident were rescued, and the other two identified as Justine Agbenu and Maame Dwomoh, both 12 years of age, lost their lives.
Furthermore, two of the rescued victims who sustained minor injuries were treated and discharged, while the third is on admission and currently receiving medical attention.
Police indicated that the suspect driver with the other occupant in the Juaguar vehicle were also rescued and are currently on admission in the hospital.
Meanwhile, a team from the Police Management Board, led by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, today 15th October 2024, visited the bereaved family to commiserate with them and also visited the injured at the hospital.
