An early Sunday morning accident at Okyereko junction on the Kasoa-Winneba highway has left a woman dead and two persons unconscious with several others injured. The accident, which happened at about 6:00am and caused by a VW Golf salon car with registration number GT 1020 C, involved two Mercedes Benz Sprinter buses. An overtaking by … Read more
A photo of the car involved in the accident One person has been confirmed dead in a gory accident Sunday morning at Okyereko junction on the Winneba-Kasoa highway in the Central region. Two others are also in critical condition and have been rushed to the Winneba Specialists and Trauma Centre for treatment. The two are … Read more
An articulated truck on Monday crashed into some 12 vehicles at a popular place called Commando in Accra Newtown. Although some of the vehicles were badly damaged there were no casualties. Some eyewitnesses said the truck lost its brake, and in the process run into other vehicles. Meanwhile, the Police have towed all the affected … Read more
An articulated truck on Monday crashed into some 16 vehicles at ‘Commando’, an area at Nima in Accra. Although some of the vehicles were badly damaged, only two people sustained some injuries. Some eyewitnesses said the truck failed its brake, and in the process, ran into other vehicles. Meanwhile, the Police have towed all the … Read more
An articulated truck on Monday crashed into some 12 vehicles at a popular place called Commando in Accra Newtown. Although some of the vehicles were badly damaged there were no casualties. Some eyewitnesses said the truck lost its brake, and in the process run into other vehicles. Meanwhile, the Police have towed all the affected vehicles … Read more
Fifteen (15) people, 12 females and three males, have so far been confirmed dead in Sunday’s gory accident between the Winneba and Apam stretch of the Cape Coast highway. Most of the victims were trapped after a Sprinter Bus collided with an articulated truck that was trying to avoid running into the back of a … Read more
Fourteen people have died in a gory motor crash at Gomoa Mprumeim near Apam on the Cape Coast – Accra Highway. The accident involved a sprinter bus and an articulated truck with registration number GE 3282- X which was travelling from Accra towards the Cape Coast section of the road Sunday afternoon. The 14 people … Read more
Fourteen people have died in a gory motor crash at Gomoa Mprumeim near Apam on the Cape Coast – Accra Highway. The accident involved a sprinter bus and an articulated truck with registration number GE 3282- X which was travelling from Accra towards the Cape Coast section of the road Sunday afternoon. The 14 people … Read more
15 people have been confirmed dead in a road crash between two vehicles at Gomoa Mpromem, near Apam in the Central Region. The crash, which happened on Sunday afternoon, also left 11 others injured, who are currently on admission. The Apam District Police Commander, ASP Cephas Edzeani narrated to Citi News circumstances surrounding the accident which begun … Read more
Sean Safo-Antwi has told The Voice that he should have made the switch from representing Great Britain to Ghana ‘ages’ ago. The north London-born sprinter realised a dream last year when he went to Brazil to take part in the Olympic Games. While many who grew up with Safo-Antwi knew he was a talented and … Read more
Frankie Fredericks carried the Olympic torch on its journey to Rio 2016 Four-time Olympic silver medallist Frankie Fredericks has stepped down from two key administrative roles after corruption claims. IAAF council member Fredericks has quit as head of the evaluation commission for the 2024 Games, having already left a taskforce helping Russia return to international … Read more
Senegalese authorities have blankly refused to allow French judges to question Papa Massata Diack as part of a corruption probe into his father, disgraced former IAAF chief Lamine Diack, judicial sources said on Tuesday. Both Papa Massata Diack and his 83-year-old father face charges in France over millions of dollars paid to cover up doping … Read more
Former sprinter Frankie Fredericks quit Tuesday as head of the IOC commission monitoring candidates for the 2024 Olympics amid a probe into money he accepted from a sports marketing chief accused of corruption. Fredericks, 49, strongly denied any wrongdoing in accepting nearly $300,000 (283,000 euros) around the day that Rio de Janeiro was awarded the … Read more
Four-time Olympic silver medallist Frankie Fredericks of Namibia has stepped down from a key role at athletics’ world governing body after corruption claims. IAAF council member Fredericks, also a member of the International Olympic Committee, has left a taskforce helping Russia as it tries to gain readmission to international competition. His decision comes after French … Read more
Papa Massata Diack, son of disgraced former IAAF chief Lamine Diack, slammed corruption allegations against him over the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio as a “witch hunt”, in an exclusive interview with AFP on Monday. “Rio won fairly,” Papa Massata Diack, who rarely speaks to the international media, insisted to AFP, as … Read more
WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew produced a stunning upset to stop bitter rival David Haye in a thrilling heavyweight contest at London’s O2 Arena. The Liverpudlian, 34, pounced when Haye suffered what turned out to be an Achilles injury in the sixth round to score a knockdown. Haye, who had his right ankle strapped, carried … Read more
It was a miraculous scene Wednesday evening when dozens of people escaped death as a fully loaded 40-footer articulated truck fell off the newly constructed Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange in Accra. Dozens of people however sustained critical injuries in the evening rush hour accident, which occurred at a populated section of the interchange. A lot … Read more
A truck carrying a 40-footer container has toppled over the guard rails of Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange in Accra destroying some vehicles beneath the overpass. The incident happened at about 5pm this evening. Citi FM’s Philip Nii Lartey reported that the container fell on two empty 207 sprinter buses parked close to the Royal VVIP … Read more
Yohan Blake, the 2011 World 100m champion, says he can successfully replace Usain Bolt as Jamaica’s leading male sprinter. The Racers Track Club athlete anchored his team to a comfortable world-leading 38.59 seconds to win the men’s 4x100m relay at Saturday’s Puma Gibson McCook Relays, at the National Stadium in Kingston. Following the win, Blake … Read more
Ghanaian female sprinter, Martha Bissah, earned the Most Outstanding Track Athlete honour at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, winning two more gold medals to go with two from earlier in the week as the Spartan women placed fourth at the meet. The Spartans finished the meet with 72 points. North Carolina A&T won … Read more