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General News of Thursday, 8 November 2001

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Good Samaritan dies saving another man

Kofi Amedumey, a 39-year-old car dealer, who went to assistance of a man who was knocked down by a car at Obredwumah, was hit by another vehicle and died at the Nsawam government Hospital on Sunday.

Mr Amedumey had returned from the US recently to attend his brother's funeral, Police Inspector Emmanuel Kyeremeh of the Nsawam Police, told the media.

He said Mr Amedumey was hit by the vehicle from the opposite direction of the road while he was attending to the victim of the first accident, Mr Paul Kinney.

The two drivers involved in the accidents, Emmanuel Thompson Addo and Kofi Agyei are in police custody pending further investigations.

Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the hospital for post-mortem, while Mr Kinney is reported to be responding to treatment.