13 dead, 11 others injured in a fatal accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway
On Sunday, October 3, 2021, an accident occurred on the Kumasi-Accra highway which involved a Cargo truck and a bus at around 10:30 pm, claiming 13 lives.
According to the MTTD commander of Konongo, DSP Paa Yeboah, the accident was between a Cargo truck and an Accra-Wa bound OA bus.
“The cargo truck was coming from the Kumasi direction to Accra and the OA Bus was coming from the Accra direction towards Wa with passengers though the bus wasn’t full. The passengers together with the driver and the mate, there were 26 persons on board.
“There was a truck ahead of the bus and in an attempt to overtake, it crashed into the other at the front part and both vehicles fell into a ditch. 13 people died on the spot and about 11 others [were] injured,” DSP Paa Yeboah told journalists.
The deceased has been at the Steward Hospital morgue awaiting autopsy and identification by family members and the injured are currently receiving treatment at the Konongo- Odumasi government hospital.
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