Ghana Police Service (GPS) has arrested the parents of the "suspect driver" in the East Legon car accident which resulted in the incineration of two females.

This was revealed in a GPS statement on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, signed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACOP) Director, Public Affairs, Grace Ansah-Akrofi. 

In the statement, Tuesday evening, the full name of the suspect driver was revealed, it was noted he was a teenager, and the names of his parents, identified by police as "suspects," were revealed as: Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako.

"Investigations have so far established that on 12th October 2024, suspect driver, Elrad Salifu Amoako, aged 16, driving a Jaguar SUV vehicle with registration number GN 7801-20 with one other occupant, rammed into a 4x4 Acura vehicle also with registration number GR 2542-23, driven by Joseph Ackah with four other occupants, at Mensah Wood Street at East Legon. Both cars caught fire and burned beyond recognition," the police recounted the accident.

"The investigation further indicates that three of the five victims in the Acura vehicle during the accident were rescued, and the other two identified as Justine Agbenu and Maame Dwomoh, both 12 years of age, lost their lives. Two of the rescued victims who sustained minor injuries were treated and discharged, while the third is still on admission receiving medical attention," police noted.

The statement continued: "The suspect driver with the other occupant in the Jaguar vehicle were also rescued and are currently on admission at the hospital.

"The parents of the 16-year-old suspect driver, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, are currently in custody assisting the investigation."

"Meanwhile, a team from the Police Management Board, led by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, today 15th October 2024, visited the bereaved family to commiserate with them and also visited the injured at the hospital," the police revealed.

"The Police would like to assure the public of a thorough investigation into the accident to bring closure to the affected family, as we continue to remember them in our prayers in this difficult time."

Read: Car accident: 2 burned to death in East Legon, 3 sent to hospital – GNFS