NDC PC For Nkwakwa Kwahu Pays Medical Bills Of Road Traffic Accident Victims On Admission At Holy Family Hospital And Agyakwa Hospital In Nkawkaw
The NDC young outspoken PC was the first political finger to rush to the rescue of these road traffic accident victims at the two hospitals in Nkawkaw.
Freeman Koryekpor 
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Nkwakwa Kwahu Constituency of the Eastern Region, Mr Frederick Somuah Obeng has presented a cash of GH¢ 4,500.00 to help settle the medical bills of victims of the road traffic accident of school bus which has crashed with DCE’s car on Accra-Kumasi Highway that claimed the lives of three students and a teacher.
The NDC young outspoken PC was the first political finger to rush to the rescue of these road traffic accident victims at the two hospitals in Nkawkaw.
He singlehandedly footed the costs of rented of ambulance and CT scan to be done on the forehead of one of the student victims who was referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.
Speaking in an interview with Soieenews.com, Mr Obenh noted that he together with his campaign team rushed to the two hospitals to commiserate with the accident victims on their admission beds because this heart-breaking clash occupied at Nkawkaw enclave on the Accra-Kumsi Highway on Thursday, February 15, 2024.
He pointed out that "so l have to rush to the hospitals this morning for where the affected victims were admitted to ascertain myself of what really had happened and to assist the affected victims in many diverse ways."
He narrated that the accident victims on admission at the Holy Family Hospital were ten who are made of nine students and one driver.
At the Agyakwa Hospital In Nkawkaw, he mentioned that they were three students and one teacher, saying that the hospital has some cases earlier for which the victims were referred to the hospital in Accra for further medical treatment.
He confirmed that the school bus was reported to have clashed with the DCE's car but such DCE was not coming from "our jurisdiction in the constituency but rather coming from Western Region."
According to him, although he together with his campaign team members went to the hospitals to assist the victims, they didn't know the actual cause of the clash since the driver was not in good condition to speak to him and his team.
"So we are waiting for the police to give us the details report on what had actually caused this fatal incident. I am assuring the general public that my team and l are watching the situation closely and that we will be going back to the two hospitals to do further follow-up on the matter and that any victim in need we would help and make sure the conditions of the victims are stable or fine," the young outspoken politician assured.
"I have already made a donation of GH¢ 4,500.00 from my personal pocket in support of their medical bills for these accident victims on their admission. I have also footed for ambulance cost of the CT scan to be done on the forehead one of the boys to who was referred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.
"The CT scan is a special scan to be done to ascertain brain injuries. I have also left money to be paid the medical bills for the boy who has been referred to the Kumasi," Mr Obeng further revealed.
He advised the motorists to be vigilant by way of driving carefully on the road to avoid road traffic clashes or vehicular accidents.
"Since the 2024 is an election year and Kwahu Easter celebration, l would like to charge the drivers, particularly the ones who plied Accra-Kumsi Highway not to drink and drive during the Kwahu Easter celebration to minimise accidents," he cautioned.
Mr Obeng explained that some of the road accidents are preventable, stressing that the drivers should be endeavored to adhere to the road signs and regulations to help reduce causalities before, during and after the Easter festivities.
"I am to advise that we all keep safe and l know that when the time comes for the eligible voters in Nkwakwa constituency to make the decision by voting December 7, 2024, the right decision would be made and the constituency would handle to the right man to lead that is myself and and His Excellency John Dramani Mahama," he urged.
He advised supporters of the party, to avoid back biting and gossiping, but unite and support him to sell his good government policies and programmes to the electorate to vote him and the NDC to win the election in the 2024.
He said those negative practices would not augur well for the party and must therefore be stopped in the interest of party unity and cohesion.
It would be recalled that three students and a teacher are reported dead from the accident
A collision between an Ampea Memorial school bus and a state-registered vehicle carrying a District Chief Executive has resulted in multiple casualties.
Three students and a teacher are reported dead, with dozens more injured and rushed to the hospital following the crash that occurred on the Accra-Kumsi Highway on Thursday, February 15, 2024.
The incident occurred near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region on Thursday afternoon, sending shockwaves through the community.
As families grappled with the heartbreaking loss, parents and relatives were said to have gathered at the Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital, where the dead were deposited and the injured were receiving treatment.
Details surrounding the crash are still emerging, but Soireenews.com is yet to ascertain the particular district-level official whose car was involved.
