Sad end of newly wedded teacher

Sunyani (Brong Ahafo) 27 May '99

Exactly nine days after a blissful wedding, a 37-year-old teacher at Sunyani suffered a tragic death when he was knocked down by a bus driven by a driver's mate in the early hours of Tuesday.

The deceased, Mr Daniel Dorkenu, was returning home after seeing off relatives who had come to help him prepare for his wedding when he met his untimely death.

The driver's mate, Kofi Asante, 20, reports said, had only a towel around his waist at the time of the incident and was believed to be returning home after he had gone to drop his girl friend when the accident occurred.

A police source which confirmed the incident in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Sunyani today, said Mr Dorkenu who is also an elder at the Sunyani Ewe Church of Pentecost had his wedding on the 16th of May at the Sunyani Central Church of Pentecost.

Asante is helping the police in their investigations.