A Ghanaian footballer, Emmanuel Noel Asare Adams, known as Marcelo, and his friends met their untimely deaths after their car got trapped in the floods on the Accra-Tema motorway.
The late Noel Adams was returning home on Saturday, May 25, 2024, when the tragic incident occurred at the Abattoir bridge.
Initial reports surfaced after Adams, a 25-year-old left-back, failed to return home, prompting friends and family to launch a search effort.
The mangled car was discovered on Tuesday afternoon in the lagoon at the Lashibi-Klagon bridge.
Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service later lifted the damaged car from the drains, and upon search, two lifeless individuals were discovered in separate locations: one at Tema Community 19 and the other at a beach in Klagon, but the player was nowhere to be found.
The body of Noel Adams was eventually discovered at a beach in Klagon.
It is believed that the player decided to drop off the two individuals who were heading in his direction.
Upon reaching the Abattoir bridge on the Accra-Tema motorway, Adams’ car got trapped in the rain and was swept away into the drain.
The late Noel Adams, aged 25, who played as a left-back, is remembered by his friends and family.
Watch videos below.
Car has been found and taken out of the ditch but no traces of him yet 🤦🏾♂️💔 https://t.co/06UP16xKTk pic.twitter.com/3T43JOlGzc
— Emmanuel_Nettey10 (@Romerojnr10) May 28, 2024
The one-week observation for Emmanuel Noel Asare Adams, who drowned after his vehicle fell from the Abattoir bridge on the Accra-Tema motorway, is scheduled for tomorrow at the Teshie-Nungua Estate.
He was a good footballer popularly known as Marcelo, and so his friends have… https://t.co/A4V6ADT1Wh pic.twitter.com/XJqgZrP5oO
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) May 31, 2024
Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service yesterday retrieved a vehicle that fell from the Abattoir bridge on the Accra-Tema motorway and was submerged following last Saturday’s flood.
The driver of the vehicle was reportedly washed away and his l!feless body was found at… pic.twitter.com/AT1oYaBQPv
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) May 29, 2024
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