Kumasi to Mankessim: Man mysteriously dies in “trotro”

A man believed to be in his 60s has met his untimely death in a commercial vehicle traveling from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to Mankessim.

Information available indicates that the deceased who is yet to be identified was accompanied by someone to the lorry station on Friday, March 3, 2023, afternoon and boarded a Benz sprinter bus with registration number As 1965-12. He showed no signs of illness.

He was sitting on the first line on the right of the driver holding a piece of paper with a phone number written on it.

The Man who reportedly was mute while on the journey did not get down to ease himself or stretch his legs when the driver stopped midway through the journey at Assin Fosu upon a request by some passengers.

As they proceed the journey, a hawker who was called by a passenger to buy bread upon getting close to the vehicle standing by the window realized there was something wrong with the man. She prompted the driver that the passenger appeared dead.

The driver then parked car and check on him. Out of fear and trepidation, the passengers got out of the vehicle and boarded other buses to continue their journey, leaving only the deceased and the driver on the bus.

The driver then drove the car to Mankessim and reported the case to the Police for Investigations. The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Saltpond Government Hospital while police investigation is underway to unravel what triggered the incident.

The number on the paper the man was holding was called incessantly but all efforts proved abortive thus no one answered.

The Police have, therefore called on the public to assist in finding the family members of the man.

By Lawrence Odoom