The two victims who died in last Saturday’s East Legon accident have been identified as 12-year-old girls, the police have confirmed.
The vehicle they were in, with three other people, a Honda Acura with registration number GR 2542–23 was hit from behind and trapped them inside.
It was a white Jaguar vehicle with registration GN 7801 – 20, being driven by a 16-year-old son of Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako of the Alive Chapel International, that rammed into their vehicle from behind.
The Honda Acura vehicle that the two 12-year-olds were in was being driven by Joseph Ackah with two other occupants.
The driver Joseph Ackah and the two others survived the accident, but the two girls were burnt beyond recognition.
This was because the impact of the accident forced the vehicles to hit a wooden electric pole, which caused the wires to drop on the vehicle and sparked a fire.
Cornerstone International Academy, the school the girls were attending, has announced an early midterm break following the horrific accident.
In a letter to parents, the school expressed its condolences to the affected families and announced that it would close early for the midterm break from Tuesday, October 15 to Friday, October 18, 2024.
“Our thoughts and prayers remain with the affected families, We wish those hospitalized a speedy recovery” the school’s letter read.
Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako of Alive Chapel International and the mother of his son, Mouha Amoako were on Tuesday arrested by the police for their son’s involvement in the East Legon accident.
Their son, a 16-year-old, who was driving the white Jaguar, rammed the Honda Acura at East Legon and killed the two girls on the spot.
Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, are currently assisting police investigation.
Police investigations have so far established that on October 12, 2024, the suspect driver [name withheld] aged 16, was driving a Jaguar SUV vehicle with registration number GN 7801–20 with one other occupant.
He rammed into a 4×4 Honda Acura vehicle also with registration number GR 2542–23, which was being driven by Joseph Ackah with four other occupants.
The accident happened at Mensah Wood Street at East Legon.
Both cars caught fire and burned beyond recognition.
Police investigation as of now indicates that three of the five victims in the Honda Acura vehicle during the accident were rescued.
Two of the rescued victims who sustained minor injuries were treated and discharged, while the third is still on admission receiving medical attention.
The suspect driver, the 16-year-old [name withheld] with the other occupant in the Jaguar vehicle were also rescued and are currently on admission at the hospital.
The parents of the minor suspect driver, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, are currently in custody assisting the investigation, a police statement issued Tuesday, four days after the accident said.
The police explained that a team from the Police Management Board, led by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare on Tuesday visited the bereaved family to commiserate with them and also visited the injured at the hospital.
POLICE UPDATE ONE ON FATAL EAST LEGON ACCIDENT: PARENTS OF SUSPECT DRIVER ARRESTED
The Ghana Police Service has today 15th October 2024, arrested suspects, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, parents of the suspect driver involved in the fatal accident that claimed two lives at East Legon on Saturday, 12th October 2024.
Investigations have so far established that on 12th October 2024, suspect driver, …, 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.
The investigation further indicates that three of the five victims in the Acura vehice during the accident were rescued, and the other two identified as Justine Agbenu and Maame Dwomoh, both 12 years of age, lost their lives. Two of the rescued victims who sustained minor injuries were treated and discharged, while the third is still on admission receiving medical attention.
The suspect driver with the other occupant in the Juaguar vehicle were also rescued and are currently on admission at the hospital.
The parents of the 16-year-old suspect driver, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, are currently in custody assisting the investigation.
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.
The Police would like to assure the public of a thorough investigation into the accident to bring closure to the affected family, as we continue to remember them in our prayers in this difficult time.
