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Australia lorry crash: Four police officers killed in Melbourne Image copyright Image caption The lorry hit officers at the side of the Eastern Freeway in Kew Four Australian police officers have been killed in a crash involving a lorry in the city of Melbourne. The police chief for the state of Victoria said it was the worst loss of life in the history of the state's police force. Officers had pulled over a car for speeding on a motorway when the lorry ploughed into them, officials said. The driver of the car - a Porsche 911 sports car - fled the scene and is being sought by police. Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said the lorry driver was under guard in hospital and would be tested for alcohol and drugs. He said the incident happened after two of the officers pulled over the Porsche on to the hard shoulder of Melbourne's Eastern Freeway near Kew on Tuesday at about 17:40 local time (08:40 GMT). They decided to have the car impounded

Coronavirus

Mampong Akuapim: Traditional Council threatens mass burial over congested morgue The Mampong Akwapim Traditional Council has issued a one-month ultimatum to all families with bodies at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital morgue to claim them for burial. The Council says failure to do that will see officials of the hospital undertake a mass burial. According to the Council, the decision was taken after a meeting with the management of the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in the area, in order to free up space in the morgue. The Apesemakahene, Nana Yirenkyi I in a  Citi News  interview called on families to take the directive seriously to ensure that they collect the bodies of their relatives and hold private funerals for them. “The Mampong Traditional Council and the hospital management met yesterday and we are giving the residents one month to come for their dead bodies because the morgue is full and