Koforidua, Aug. 27, GNA - Six persons including two lunatics were killed when they were knocked down by vehicles at various locations in the Eastern Region recently.

The dead were identified as Ibrahim Issaka, 65, who was killed on the Akosombo-Atimpoku road, Abraham Ntow, 58, on the Suhum-Anum-Apapam road, Awudu Tomko, 57, on the Obomeng-Mpraeso road and Akosua Darkoa on the Anyinam-Nkawkaw road.

The lunatics, whose identities were not known were knocked down on the Kumasi-Apedwa stretch and the Nkawkaw-Kumasi road. This brings to 12 the number of people have been knocked and killed by motorists.

According to the Regional MTTU Commander, Police Superintendent James Sarfo Peprah, all the bodies have been deposited at various government hospitals pending autopsy whiles the offending drivers had been granted police enquiry bail. He expressed worry about the high rate of vehicles knocking down pedestrians in the area and warned drivers that the police would not spare anyone whose recklessness would result in fatal accident. The MTTU Commander noted that precious lives lost during accidents could not be brought back, hence the need for drivers to obey traffic regulations to ensure the safety of human lives.