Accident mars Easter festivities

March 28
THIS year’s Easter celebrations in the Tamale metropolis ended on a sad note as some celebrants were involved in a fatal accident near the Ghana Civil Aviation Centre.
As at the time of filing this report, the deceased and his pillion female rider were yet to be identified.
However, unconfirmed reports claim that one of the deceased was a military officer.
Their remains have been deposited at the morgue of the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
According to an eye witness, the accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on Monday near the Ghana Civil Aviation Centre on the Tamale-Bolgatanga highway.
He alleged that the deceased, who was riding without his headlights on, veered off his lane into an oncoming speeding vehicle which was heading towards town.
Residents marked the Easter Monday holiday with many picnics to climax the end of the Easter festivities in the metropolis.
While members of some churches and ethnic groupings organised picnics at some designated environs, others converged at the Kamina Barracks, the VRA Club House and other spots where they swam in the pools and danced to loud throbbing sounds from sound systems.
Some came with their respective families and carried along food and drinks while others erected their own canopies to protect them against the scorching sun.
It was also an occasion to showcase their fashionable cloths, particularly the ladies,some of whom dressed in a manner that exposed their waist lines and cleavages to the prying eyes of many onlookers.
A 16-year old student, Janet Akron, said, ‘‘I always look forward to this day because that is the time I meet most of my friends from far and near to dine and have fun.’’