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Residents of Akatsi South and surrounding towns in the Volta region raised thousands of Ghana cedis through local Kaleawo FM radio to help Ernest Adabla, a 15-year-old student at Kingship Knowledge Academy who was struck by a speeding vehicle in Akatsi district. Assembly route about three weeks ago.
Ernest, suffered both fractured legs with varying degrees of injuries while his motorcyclist, Kobby Tugbah, also suffered serious injuries to various parts of his body.
Both victims were rushed to Akatsi Municipal Hospital before little Ernest was later transferred to Ho University Hospital for further medical treatment.
Doctors at the hospital said little Ernest needed more than 18,000 Ghc for leg surgeries.
The situation, according to reports, has touched the hearts of some members of the general public after Kaleawo Fm appealed to the general public for financial aid to help victims of the crash.
Despite this, some voluntary donors helped pay the medical costs of the victims of the accident.
On Tuesday March 30, the management of Kaleawo Fm with some members of the Traditional Council of the Avenor and the member of the assembly of Tatorme Fiato, where the incident occurred, handed over a cash donation of 18,000 Ghc to the Guardians of Ernest at Ho University Hospital and Ghc 800.00 to Kobby Tugbah at Akatsi Municipal Hospital as initial hospital bills.
The team, led by Mr. Raphael Bedzo, director of Kaleawo Fm and Mama Korkor Tsahaye IV, the queen mother of Gefia of the Avenor Traditional Area, presented the amounts to the relatives of the victims of the accident.
Mr. Edward Doe Adade, Assembly Member from Akatsi-Tatorme Fiato Electoral District, thanked all philanthropists and supporters for their kind gestures and encouraged communities to do more.
It should be recalled that on Sunday March 14, in a Ford public transport vehicle with registration number GG 4257-19, the victims overturned on the Accra-Aflao road through Akatsi township near the station. -Louis service near the Municipal Assembly of Akatsi Sud.
The situation, which angered the residents of the area, forced them to block the road with logs, blocks and other materials in protest against the authorities who, according to them, refused to build a speed ramp because the area has been known for loss of life in the past. .
Mr. Leo Nelson Adzidoga, municipal director general of Akatsi Sud (MCE), has since assured residents of immediate action.
The region’s municipal police commander, Superintendent Joseph Atsu Dzineku also promised residents that his men would continue to control speeding vehicles on the road.
However, residents have given a warning to start another protest if authorities do not comply with their demands.
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