An eight-year-old pupil of the T.I Ahmadiyya School in Kumasi, Princess Atsu Bema, was, on Thursday, 9 December 2021, run over by a trailer at Asafo in the Ashanti Region.

The class 1 pupil, who was heading home from a food joint after school, was struck by the tail-end of the trailer.

The long vehicle, which was negotiating a sharp curve, killed the pupil instantly.  

According to the grandmother of the little girl, she heard scores of people wailing and crying that a schoolgirl had been run over by a trailer, so, she dashed to the scene only to find out that it was her granddaughter.

“Around 1.30 pm, I was doing credit transfer when I heard that a schoolgirl had been run over by a vehicle. I was wondering who it was because my granddaughter usually uses that route. I quickly rushed to the scene only to meet her dead body”.

“A clever little girl, she was sane, I was walking here with her yesterday when she was saying she would be first because every time we walked together, she was second”.

“I was like, yes, you’ll be first today and then I was advising her on the issues of life”. 

“When we woke up today, I only came to work because she had to go to school. I could have stayed at home. A child who’s so polite and courteous. It’s my niece’s daughter. I’m responsible for her upkeep. Every morning, everyone knows it; I hold her hand and walk her to school. But this afternoon, while walking, after buying fried yam, the trailer crushed her head and killed her instantly,” the grandmother said.

She appealed to the authorities to ensure justice for her deceased granddaughter.

“They shouldn’t let the driver go; he must pay for what he has done to my granddaughter, because I did not even cry this much when I lost my mother.”  

A resident, Kojo Tawiah, also appealed to the authorities to work on the road to avoid further harm to residents.

“The road is a one-way; it’s too small. That’s what caused the accident because when vehicles are coming you can’t see,” he explained.