GHANAIAN President Jerry Rawlings escaped with bruises after an accident in which four bodyguards travelling in his convoy were killed, officials said. The accident happened near the capital Accra when a car drove onto a motorway, causing some cars in the presidential convoy to crash. Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu suffered light bruises and were treated at a military hospital before being discharged. Three more bodyguards were injured. Rawlings, who has ruled the West African country for nearly 19 years, is due to step down after a presidential election scheduled for December 7. – Reuters