On the Accra to Kumasi Highway in the Eastern region’s Akyem Apedwa junction, a dying passenger reportedly had to be thrown off a commercial truck. The passenger, identified as 40-year-old Henry Owusu Agyemang Ankobea, who was reportedly going from Asante Bekwai to Accra, was allegedly taken from the vehicle as his health began to deteriorate and he began to gasp for air. A witness helped the man, who was clearly dying, cross the street in an effort to find a good Samaritan who could provide him emergency medical attention, but the man suddenly passed out. Sadly, out of concern for being implicated, the onlookers and street vendors avoided approaching him.
Police officer No. 42810 Detective Sargeant Bright Armah the situation and brought the dying passenger to the Apedwa Health Center while stationed at the Apedwa Police Station but on study leave. Around 26 mmol/L of blood sugar were present in him. At around 8:30 p.m., he was promptly directed to Kibi government hospital.
“About 4:30pm, I came across a sick passenger whom according to eyewitnesses was abandoned by a commercial vehicle he was aboard at Apedwa Junction.They assisted him to cross the road to the other side of the road but fell on the ground dying but the people around were afraid and helpless . So when I got there I hired a taxi and rushed him to Apedwa Health Center but was referred to Kibi government hospital in the evening around 8:00pm. He had some Ghc300 in his pocket so I used part of it for the medical expenses” Detective Sargeant Armah told Starr News Eastern Regional correspondent Kojo Ansah.
The police officer took the unlocked Samsung Galaxy 9 mobile phone of the critically ill patient to search and call his relatives to inform them about the situation. “So I called the family members, I called one man who gave his identity as Military officer and said the man was his cousin. Unfortunately, the man died at dawn before the arrival of the family members the next morning and the body deposited at Kibi mortuary” the Police officer said. The deceased family members arrived at the hospital in a Landcruiser Vehicle for the necessary arrangement to transport the body to Asante Bekwai. Management of the Kibi government hospital confirmed the incident and efforts made the passenger which were unsuccessful.
