Stop sharing graphic Ofankor accident footage – Oppong Nkrumah urges public, media
Ofoase Ayirebi Member of Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has appealed to the public and media practitioners to refrain from sharing or broadcasting graphic footage of victims of the fatal accident at Ofankor Barrier. The appeal follows a violent collision between a tipper truck and a Sprinter bus on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on Thursday morning, which […]
The Member of Parliament for Ofaoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the public and media to refrain from sharing or broadcasting the graphic footage of victims of the recent fatal accident at Ofankor Barrier. The incident occurred when a tipper truck collided violently with a Sprinter bus on the Accra-Kumasi Highway, resulting in the death of 11 individuals and leaving several others injured.
The bus was severely damaged, with several passengers trapped under the wreckage. Emergency services, including the Ghana National Fire Service, responded to the scene and carried out a rescue operation to save the victims and provide necessary assistance. Among the casualties, a female victim had her legs severed in the accident, and she was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
In a social media post, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah appealed to people to consider the pain of bereaved families before forwarding graphic images and videos of the victims. He emphasized that sharing the gory footage is akin to posting a relative's suffering. He specifically called upon media organizations and bloggers to exercise restraint and avoid publishing or broadcasting the graphic footage from the crash.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah prayed for the consolation of the families who lost loved ones and for a speedy recovery for those injured in the incident.
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