Workers of the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Akwapim-Mampong in the Eastern Region on Friday, November 1, 2024, demonstrated to draw public and national attention to the rate at which drivers plying the Accra-Koforidua and Adukrom road knockdown and kill pedestrians including staff of the hospital.
The protest comes after a midwife was knocked down on the road in front of the medical facility.
The young midwife, Ruth Nartey, was reportedly knocked down by a speeding vehicle in front of the hospital on Wednesday 30th October.
The protestors are drawing attention to the absence of speed ramps on that stretch of the road.
The killing of Ruth Nartey brings to three the number of pedestrians who have been knocked down this year.
Two of the three victims, Ruth and an elderly woman identified as a trader passed on due to the severity of the injuries sustained.
Another victim, a former lab technician of the hospital, is still recuperating.
A leader of the enraged workers who identified himself as Felix said the demonstration would culminate in a sit-down strike in the coming days if this initial action failed to yield the desired result.
Credit: myjoyonline.com