Two Persons Allegedly Killed After Motorcyclist Collides With Police Pickup Ahead of Escort

Kakata highway, Liberia: A blue police pickup, bearing license plate number 249, was in route to Monrovia ahead of the presidential escort this today November 22, 2025 at approximately 3: 45, when it was involved in a fatal accident that left one person dead at the scene.

According to eyewitnesses, from the scene, the police pickup was traveling ahead to clear the roadway, maintaining a significant distance in front of the main escort vehicle. While descending a hill and approaching a curve, the pickup encountered a jeep that had already stopped to give way.

However, a motorcycle carrying one passenger, Garie Bags with two tin of oil approached from behind the stopped jeep. The rider reportedly attempted to overtake the jeep in the curve, at which point he collided head-on with the police pickup. The impact left two individual allegedly dead on the spot.one male which is the motorcyclist and a female, the passenger. 

According to eyewitnesses as being publicly speculated, it was not the President’s immediate escort vehicle that was involved in the accident, but rather the advance police pickup assigned to clear traffic ahead of the convoy.

The Liberia National Police has not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident.