By: David Kyei

Date: 11-11-11

Fans of Kotoko and family and friends of burly striker, Ben Acheampong have every reason to thank God for his mighty hand that saved the player from a fatal accident.

The player, Ben Acheampong, was returning to town after training at the Adarko Jarchie Training Grounds on Friday afternoon when the Toyota Echo Saloon car on which he was travelling developed a mechanical fault that, but for the grace of skidding into the sandy and getting stuck in a roadside, could have somersaulted.

According to the driver, who happens to be Ben's close pal, he noticed that the front tyre had ceased turning thereby making the steering stiff.

"I therefore used all my energy to turn the steer to the right lane and finally into the sand. It was the only option I had, and I am happy that I took that decision," the driver said.

Though the frontage of the car was badly damaged, the driver and Ben Acheampong who was comfortably relaxing in the front passenger seat escaped without harm or injury, thanks to their usage of the Seat Belt.

Despite none of the people on board the vehicle sustaining an injury, Special Assistant to the executive Chairman, Opoku Nti, Listowel Yesu Bukarson and Coaches Maxwell Konadu and Sarfo Castro who came to the accident scene strongly recommended that they be sent to a hospital for a thorough examination.

It would be recalled that Ben Acheampong started training some three weeks ago after he he was knocked off the game by a knee injury that took him three months to recover.