Leader Escapes Convoy Crash
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings escaped with bruises after an accident Sunday in which four bodyguards traveling in his convoy were killed, officials said.
They said the accident happened near the capital Accra when a car drove onto a motorway, causing some cars in the presidential convoy to crash. Three cars were destroyed.
Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu suffered light bruises and were treated at a military hospital before being discharged.
A hospital source told Reuters that three more bodyguards had been injured and would be operated on.
Rawlings, who has ruled the West African country for nearly 19 years, is due to step down after a presidential election scheduled for December 7. He has served the maximum two terms allowed under a constitution since Ghana returned to multi-party politics eight years ago.
From BBC
According to a BBC African Service news report, the accident occurred 18 kilometres away from Accra when a vehicle crossed the presidential motorcade on the motorway. Four of his bodyguards are reported to have been killed and three others may have to undergo operation. The President himself and his wife were treated at the Military Hospital for light bruises.
