An immigration officer has died while a police officer is receiving treatment after the motorbike on which they were travelling crashed at Assin Fosu in the Central Region.
The deceased, identified as Amoako and popularly known as Ahuoden, was reportedly riding as a pillion passenger when the accident occurred at about 1:00 a.m. on Monday.
The two officers were travelling from Finest, a popular pub, towards the Assin Fosu main lorry station when the motorbike reportedly veered off the road and crashed.
An eyewitness said some residents who witnessed the incident quickly rushed the injured officers to St Francis Xavier Hospital for medical attention.
However, medical personnel pronounced the immigration officer dead on arrival.
The police officer, who was riding the motorbike, sustained fractures to his left arm and leg and remains on admission at the hospital receiving treatment.
Following the incident, personnel from the Central North Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) visited the scene to begin preliminary investigations.
The damaged motorbike was subsequently conveyed from the scene for further examination as investigators work to establish the circumstances that led to the crash.
The cause of the accident had not been officially established at the time of reporting.
