Alfred, who once sold educational books at the GNAT Hall in Accra, was heading home after work on that fateful day, March 25, 2025.

Public transport had closed for the night, so he opted for an okada (commercial motorbike), but what seemed like a routine ride home would soon turn into a lifelong nightmare.

“I felt someone pulling my leg,” Alfred painfully recalled in an interview with Adom New during a donation event organised by Accident Victims Support Ghana (AVSG) to mark its 10th anniversary.

“I told the rider to stop. When we stopped, I saw that my leg was caught in the back tyre—inside the rim. It tore my veins. I sat on the ground, helpless.”

He was rushed to Amanfrom Hospital but was referred to Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital for emergency surgery.

Three surgeries later, Alfred was left permanently disabled.

Currently, this once-strong father, who worked hard to provide for his children’s education and shelter, is unable to walk, work, or even afford basic necessities.

With tears rolling down his face, Alfred made a heartfelt appeal.

“I’m begging on my knees. I have children in school. One is at UPSA; others are in senior high school. One just completed BECE and is yet to go to SHS, but I’ve not been able to buy a single item for him.

“I can’t afford school fees, not even rent. My rent is due this December. If I had my legs, I wouldn’t come here to beg. But now, I can’t go anywhere. I can’t feed my children. I can’t buy medicine,” he pleaded.

Alfred says his situation has worsened to the point where he no longer visits the hospital because he can’t even afford transportation, let alone medication.

“I met a friend I used to sell books to. When I explained my situation, he helped me and introduced me to Accident Victims Support Ghana. But I can’t keep depending on him alone. He also has a family. I need serious help—help that can sustain me and my family.”

Support Running Dry for Many Like Alfred
Founder and President of Accident Victims Support Ghana, Rev. Cyril Benedict Crabbe, expressed deep concern over the growing number of victims in dire need and the organization’s dwindling resources.

“The calls for help are overwhelming,” he said. “We want to support every victim, but we simply don’t have the funding or resources. That’s why we are appealing to corporate Ghana, NGOs, and individuals to support victims like Alfred.”

Rev. Crabbe noted that AVSG has provided assistance to many accident victims over the past decade but added that without urgent support from the public and private sector, many more will be left to suffer in silence.

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According to an eyewitness, Abednego Seidu, two motorbikes collided on a sharp curve between the communities of Danyame and Antobia.

Seidu told Adom News that one of the riders was coming from Antobia, while the other was travelling from Danyame.

The rider from Antobia reportedly veered off his lane into the path of the oncoming bike from Danyame, resulting in a head-on collision.

Four individuals were involved in the crash. Seidu, who was nearby, transported the victims on his tricycle to a nearby hospital.

Unfortunately, one of them, identified as Kwasi Richard, was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Three others who sustained injuries were taken to the Kofikrom SDA Hospital for medical treatment.

An uncle of the deceased, Paul Gyabeng, reacting to the sudden death, said he had been with his nephew earlier that day.

He said Richard left for a meeting at the District Assembly, and later, he received news about the accident.

Upon rushing to the Juaboso Hospital, he was informed that his nephew had passed away.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the mortuary as police begin their investigation.

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The accident occurred on Saturday, around 7:am on the Akotoe to Asesewa road in the Upper Manya Krobo District in the Eastern Region.

The motor rider reportedly lost control and went under the truck in an attempt to overtake it, resulting in the instant death of the rider.

The District National Disaster Management Organisation (NaDMO) Director, Samuel Akor Odehi confirmed the incident to Accra-based Starr FM.

He said the pillion was rushed to Asesewa Hospital but also passed on around midday the same day.

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This was after a motorbike he was riding collided head-on with a Mercedes Benz Sprinter Bus with registration number AS 5915-13.

The unfortunate incident occurred on late afternoon of Sunday.

The Sprinter bus driver has been identified as 37-year-old Edward Owusu, who was travelling from Kumasi to New Obuasi in the Central region.

An eyewitness told Adom News the driver lost control, veered off his lane and collided with the motor bike.

Kwadwo sustained multiple injuries and was rushed to the Obuasi Government Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

His body has been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary while the driver is in police custody to assist investigations.

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The victims identified as Affi Collins and Assuah are both motorbike riders.

Per information gathered, they were riding in opposite direction on top speed when one lost control and rammed into the other motorbike.

Both riders, who sustained serious injuries, were rushed to the Enchi government hospital but were pronounced dead on arrival.

However, the passengers on each motorbike who are also in critical condition are responding to treatment in the same facility.

This is the second gory accident recorded in the Western North Region in one night.

Another accident on the Juaboso-Afere road claimed the lives of two persons.

The deceased, identified only as Dada, was having a jolly ride and showcasing his motor riding skills in celebration of the incoming 2023 year when his bike collided with another motorcycle.

According to eyewitness account, the two motor riders were stunting in different directions when the deceased failed and collided head-on with the other rider.

Due to the speed of both motorbikes, the casualty was massive.

Dada was rushed to the Kpandai ECG hospital but succumbed to his life-threatening injuries shortly later.

The yet-to-be-identified rider also sustained serious injuries and has been referred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital for further treatment.

Further information suggests that both riders are between the ages of 21 and 23.

Dada has also been described as one of the best acrobats and stuntman in the Kpandai environs.

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