Posted on: www.dailyguideghana.com
By William Yaw Owusu
Friday August 26, 2011.
Imperial Transport, operators of long haul transport services to northern Ghana and other neighbouring countries, has accused Ati Kwadwo, an accident victim of peddling falsehood about the company in the media.
Ati Kwadwo was driving a KIA truck with registration GR 8074 V from Kumasi to Techiman on September 16, 2006 when his vehicle collided with Imperial Transport Marco Polo bus with registration GT 9232 W at Abofuor Forest at about 3 pm, injuring both Ati, bus driver and other passengers in the bus.
However, Ati has been moving from media house to the other alleging that the company abandoned him after the accident and only gave him GH¢200 as compensation.
But reacting to what the company terms ‘Ati Kwadwo’s falsehood’ Collins Obeng Ampadu, Operations Manager of Imperial Transport told DAILY GUIDE on Wednesday “We have spent GH¢ 2,400.00 (¢24million) on Ati Kwadwo since the unfortunate accident and cannot understand why he wants to destroy our hard earned reputation.”
He said “we gave the money for his upkeep on humanitarian grounds because our bus was also involved in the unfortunate accident.”
Mr. Ampadu showed this paper documents which he said were undertakings endorsed by Ati Kwadwo after collecting hospital fees from them on two occasions.
“He first came to us in clutches with the mother and for the second time with his sister. At first he said he needed only GH¢ 800 but we gave him GH¢ 1,400.00. We later gave him additional GH¢ 1,000.00 making a total of GH¢ 2, 400.00”.
According to Mr. Ampadu, the accident occurred because the bus driver at a point felt there was a roadblock which is normally used by highway robbers to perpetrate crime and in the process he collided with the victim’s KIA truck.”
He said in the process the bus had to be towed to Accra for repairs, stressing that he cannot understand why Ati is peddling falsehood that the bus driver abandoned him and sped off.
“The driver was also severely injured and had to be hospitalized for some time. He could not have driven the bus in that state and the Abofuor police are aware,” Mr. Ampadu said.
“He goes about claiming it was a Yutong bus which was involved in the accident when he knows very well that as at 2006 Imperial Transport was not using Yutong buses. The fact is that the bus which collided with his KIA truck was Marco Polo and cannot be Yutong as he wants the whole world to believe.”
“We were helping him on humanitarian grounds but he seems not to appreciate our efforts. We want him to speak the truth all the time.”
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