A 31-year-old English teacher at the Ghana National College in the Cape Coast Metropolis has met her untimely death when she was hit by a Police vehicle.
The car which was driven by a Police officer knocked down Ms Sheila Afful right at the school’s entrance killing her instantly on Wednesday, June 2.
An eyewitness who spoke to Kasapa FM said, the driver of the vehicle 27-year-old Police constable Eodia Adu Gyemfi stationed at Twifo-Praso, was descending from the hills when her Toyota Corolla Saloon car with registration number GG-4680-18 with one another person onboard lost control of the vehicle and landed on the deceased at the pedestrian path of the school’s gate after the car somersaulted several times.
The vehicle in the process also hit a motorcycle belonging to a security officer parked at the gate.
According to sources, the Police constable had gone to the school to visit her brother who is a student. The eyewitness added that the Police MTTD later towed the vehicle from the scene after the accident.
The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital morgue.
The Central Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service, DSP Mrs Irene Serwaah Oppong confirmed the story adding that investigations have begun.