We Don’t Get Corpses To Carry Again – Ghana HEARSE Owners Cry

According to reports gathered by Mandy News, hearse owners in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi, Ghana are threatening to hit the streets in protest against government and heads of various health facilities for allowing commercial cars to convey dead monies which is said to be pushing them out of business.

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The Ashanti Ambulance/Hearse Cooperative Society,told our sister’s blog MyNewsGh that commercial vehicles especially taxi and Kia vehicles are stabbing them in the back while authorities who are supposed to enforce the laws look on unconcerned, a development they told they are not enthused about.

“These commercial drivers who use these vehicles to convey dead bodies also use the same vehicles to convey the foodstuffs which is dangerous to health of consumers. We have taken several steps to stop this practice but authorities appear indifferent”, he lamented.

Mr. Isaac Amoah observed that commercial vehicles drivers who convey bodies barely use water and soap to clean their vehicles which has health implications on other passengers who use such vehicles afterwards.

“The commercial drivers’ actions are gradually collapsing our business in the region. Commercial vehicles shouldn’t be allowed to convey corpse. Laws of Ghana are against commercial vehicles use to convey corpse. Ambulances are supposed to convey corpse. Those drivers also fail to wash their vehicles well and they will use the same cars to convey foodstuffs to markets for people to buy” he said.

He however called on government, the Health Minister and other stakeholders to put proper measures in place to address the issue.