A Ghanaian man has reportedly been killed in Lapaz in the Greater Accra region over a disagreement about Ghc 2 transport fare.
According to a Twitter user, the man was hit in the head and fell during a physical altercation with the driver and mate, leading to his death.
Transport fares were increased by 19% on Saturday, October 29th 2022.
Following such increments, there are usually a day or two during which passengers and drivers and their mates fight over the new fare but it turned fatal this time.
Twitter user ANTWI EDMOND (@Murphy_vainn) narrated the tragedy, writing: “The Massive increment in the Price caused Brouhaha in our vehicle, so a Male passenger who couldn’t stop talking after everyone was calm at some point, kept annoying the driver and his mate,to the extent the driver had 2 stop at Mile 7 rasta park area and return to de terminal.”
He continued: “The Driver returned his car to the Lapaz bus terminal again and there, they had support of their co-workers at the terminal, we were all asked to get down from the bus, but the man causing the chaos still insisted he is not getting down. Persuasion failed and force was applied.
“During the force applied by the trotro mates at the station, the man decided to fight them back which lead to a huge fight between him and our bus conductor and his mate with a backing of their co-workers after several minutes of fight, this male passenger lost his life.”
The Massive increment in the Price caused Brouhaha in our vehicle, so a Male passenger who couldn’t stop talking after everyone was calm at some point, kept annoying the driver and his mate,to the extent the driver had 2 stop at Mile 7 rasta park area and return to de terminal. pic.twitter.com/SzxajoMmU7
— ANTWI EDMOND (@Murphy_vainn) October 29, 2022
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com
