Free Cash As Crowd Charges On Accident Bullion Van, Saturday, March 17, 2012, Front
It was a scramble as passers-by and second hand phone dealers struggled for access to large sums of money that had dropped from a Totyota bullion van which had been involved in an accident at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra Friday.
The speeding bullion van with registration number GW 1847 S ans travelling from Accra New Town towards the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, collided with a VIP bus at an intersection near the Vodafone Head Office.
With the occupants of the vehicl trapped inside, the army of second hand phone dealers and passers-by who rushed to the accident scene took to looting the wads of cash that spilled from the vehicle.
According to an eye-witness, two boxes containing GH50, GH20 and GH10 notes dropped from the van and many people rushed to the scene to take their share of the 'booty'.
"I saw one guy who picked about four bundles of GH50 notes, tied it in his shirt and ran in the direction of the Odo Rice Restaurant," he said.
When graphic.com.gh got to the scene, a number of people had swarmed all over the van, with some shaking it in the hope that more money would drop from it.
The van had its windscreen and windows crashed and scatered all over.
There were also blood stains in and on the vehicle, as the occupants were said to have sustained minor injuries when they were eventually pulled out.
Even though there were two policemen, one with a gun, guarding the van, some young men were seen ripping the car seats and removing the carpets, apparently in search of more booty.
The speeding bullion van with registration number GW 1847 S ans travelling from Accra New Town towards the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, collided with a VIP bus at an intersection near the Vodafone Head Office.
With the occupants of the vehicl trapped inside, the army of second hand phone dealers and passers-by who rushed to the accident scene took to looting the wads of cash that spilled from the vehicle.
According to an eye-witness, two boxes containing GH50, GH20 and GH10 notes dropped from the van and many people rushed to the scene to take their share of the 'booty'.
"I saw one guy who picked about four bundles of GH50 notes, tied it in his shirt and ran in the direction of the Odo Rice Restaurant," he said.
When graphic.com.gh got to the scene, a number of people had swarmed all over the van, with some shaking it in the hope that more money would drop from it.
The van had its windscreen and windows crashed and scatered all over.
There were also blood stains in and on the vehicle, as the occupants were said to have sustained minor injuries when they were eventually pulled out.
Even though there were two policemen, one with a gun, guarding the van, some young men were seen ripping the car seats and removing the carpets, apparently in search of more booty.
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