The accident is said to have occurred on Wednesday after a tipper truck transporting sand somersaulted at an abandoned bridge construction site.

The driver lost control and ran into a drain causing the truck to fall off with the sand.

The injured were admitted to the Asonomaso Government Hospital.

“The car bounced itself and went to the other side after somersaulting in the water. The axle turned, so we were unable to move the car. We will get it fixed before a towing car comes for it.

“Three people were in the car. One person is dead. Two others are injured; one had his leg broken, and the other is receiving treatment at the hospital,” the Caretaker of the vehicle, Alhaji Mahamuda Chaale, told Accra-based Citi FM.

Meanwhile, residents have blamed the accident on abandoned roads and a bridge which links commuters to Asonomaso and other areas in the Ashanti Region.

This follows Sir John, born Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie’s burial on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

The photos captured moments mother and children struggled with tears at their father and husband’s funeral.

The mother and children took their turns to read their glowing tributes at the funeral.

The son, Yaw Amoateng Afriyie, read the tribute on behalf of the children with his siblings standing by him clad in black mourning attire.

All the funeral rites took place at Sakora Wonoo in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti Region in strict adherence to the covid-19 safety protocols.

Sir John, until his demise, was the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission.

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He passed on on Wednesday, July 1, 2021, while undergoing treatment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

President Nana Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Bawumia, Chief of Staff, Frema Opare Addo and Second Lady Samira Bawumia were in attendance.

The rest were National Organiser, Sammi Awuku, Youth Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye and the General-Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia among others.

Hundreds of people from all political divides, state agencies and the media were in the town to commiserate with the family.

All the funeral rites are scheduled to take place in his hometown, Sakora Wonoo in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region in strict adherence to the covid-19 safety protocols.

Sir John will be laid in state at the Junior High School park from 3:am to 9:am and buried at the family cemetery at 10:am.

A thanksgiving service in his honour will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at the Sakora Wonoo Seventh Day Adventist Church at 8:am.

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The former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, after testing positive for Covid-19.

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President Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party have been warned to stay away from the funeral of the former Forestry Commission boss, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, aka Sir John.

This is according to the residents of Sakora Wonoo in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region due to the bad nature of roads in the area.

They revealed contractors packed out of the community after the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and other NPP stalwarts used the road to attend their son’s one-week rites.

They have given an ultimatum to the President and the party in which Sir John served as a secretary to ensure they do the needful or forget about his funeral.

The queen mother of the area, Nana Ama Nyarko, who led residents in a demonstration on Thursday, April 29, 2021, bemoaned why they should face such a problem, looking at the love Sir John had for his party.

“Sir John brought you here nine years ago after you lost your first contest and you promised to fix the roads for us and we will plead with you to fulfill that promise.

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“If not, we are going to bury Sir John because he is our son but they should forget coming to the funeral,” she fumed.

To her, the contribution of the former New Patriotic Party General Secretary, who hails from the community, should be enough reason to influence the rehabilitation of the road.

The residents fear they may be cut off from surrounding communities as their roads and bridge linking them continue to deteriorate.

Their fears have heightened after half of the weak bridge caved in at the onset of rains with concrete culverts being washed away.

Drivers now have to skillfully maneuver their way to cross the bridge which may fully collapse at anytime.

Meanwhile, the District Chief Executive for the area, Osei Bonsu, has revealed road projects in the Kwabre East have progressed at a slow pace for financial reasons but efforts were underway to get the contractors back on site.

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