Farmer died after falling off moving truck

Kwabena Mpare, a 26-year old farmer, died on the spot when he fell from a KIA truck at “Nii 710” near Suhum at the weekend.

According to a Police source, the deceased was among over 40 people in the truck travelling from the Suhum Government Hospital Mortuary to Tei Mensah near Suhum.

The source said the deceased and the other passengers including the driver were believed to have been drunk and that he fell from the vehicle and died when the driver attempted to dodge a pothole.

Meanwhile, the driver had been arrested by the Police, whiles the body of the deceased had been deposited at the Suhum Government Hospital Mortuary pending autopsy.