{"id":159726,"date":"2015-10-14T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T19:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=159726"},"modified":"2015-10-14T19:08:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T19:08:46","slug":"press-corps-accident-citi-fms-reporter-recovering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/press-corps-accident-citi-fms-reporter-recovering\/","title":{"rendered":"Press corps accident: Citi FM\u2019s reporter recovering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Citi FM\u2019s Western Regional Correspondent; Obrempong Yaw Ampofo is now in a stable condition and responding to treatment, days after the Western Regional press corps suffered an <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/10\/12\/wregion-press-corps-in-accident-citi-fm-reporter-unconscious\/\" target=\"_blank\">accident<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obrempong Ampofo and other journalists were involved in the accident on Monday on their return from covering President John Mahama\u2019s commissioning of a new community day Senior High School in Bamiokor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The accident, which occurred between Beahu, and Akowen communities in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, recorded no fatalities but Obrempong was left unconscious for a few hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;uyjRR583qISEvogZ63lIrfPlFH8hXsfy&#8221;]Speaking to Citi News for the first time after the accident, Obrempong Yaw Ampofo said that he is hopeful, he will recover soon adding: \u201cI\u2019m doing very well by the grace of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Obrempong-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159714 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Obrempong-1.jpg\" alt=\"Obrempong 1\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Obrempong-1.jpg 440w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Obrempong-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He narrated the cause of the accident saying after the programme, the Western Regional press corps decided to leave the venue about 30 minutes before the president\u2019s convoy because \u201cour cars could not join the convoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obrempong added that \u201cwhen we were approaching Takoradi, we heard the convoy coming so the driver and other cars in front of us including the Deputy Regional Minister, parked their cars. We were all waiting for the last vehicle in the convoy to pass so we could follow them. \u201cAll of a sudden, our driver showed signs that he wanted to join the convoy and we all shouted, no! It\u2019s not safe. So he stopped but before we realized he had barged into the main lane and then I saw other vehicles coming on top speed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSo I was even screaming on top of my voice drawing his attention to what was about to happen, but he ignored my advice.\u201d \u201cSo the other car coming on top speed crashed into ours and that was all that I saw,\u201d he added.<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nBy: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citi FM\u2019s Western Regional Correspondent; Obrempong Yaw Ampofo is now in a stable condition and responding to treatment, days after the Western Regional press corps suffered an accident. 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