After a fight with a Trotro driver’s mate about a 2gh fare increment, a man believed to be in his thirties was confirmed deceased. The tragic event took place at the Lapaz bus terminal at around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29.
Details of what happened
According to reports, the male passenger boarded the bus in Lapaz bound for Pokuase and was informed that the prices of fares had been increased from GH5.50 to GH7.70, 2gh increment in the Trotro fare.
The passengers were furious and tried to confront the driver and his mate. Calm returned to the vehicle after many tense moments caused by the new fare.
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
According to reports, the deceased refused to pay the increased fare and complained the whole way there. The driver became so enraged that he took the passengers back to the Lapaz bus station from which he had first picked them up for them to pick a trotro which soothes their expectations.
The driver, his mate, and their coworkers at the bus station ordered everyone off the bus, but the victim remained where he was in the trotro, refusing to get down.
The result was an altercation at the bus station involving the deceased, the driver, and his mate.
According to the witnesses, the fatal strike was a single punch to the face after several blows had already been exchanged. He slipped and died from a fatal head impact on a pavement.
After his death, his body was sent to the morgue.
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