General News of Friday, 3 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgOkada riders top Korle-Bu accident cases during Christmas seasonThe accident recorded 20 Okada accident cases during the Christmas celebrationsRecords at the Accident, Emergency and Orthopaedic Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital show that commercial motor (Okada) riders top the number of road traffic accident cases during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. On December 22 and 23, 2019 the Korle-Bu Hospital admitted 30 road traffic accident cases, out of which 20 were Okada related cases. Between December 20, 2019, and January 1, 2020, the Department recorded 79 vehicle accident cases, 58 motorcycle accident cases and one bicycle accident case. In an interview with Dr Frederick Kwarteng, the Head of the Accident, Emergency and Orthopaedic Department, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, he said the high number of Okada cases were because of reckless riding and speeding to get to destinations on time. Others were also brought in with head injuries and are still unconscious as we speak.

Source: GhanaWeb January 02, 2020 18:22 UTC