GENERAL NEWS
BREAKING NEWS: 70 perish in a gory accident at Techiman road
At least 70 people are feared dead in a fatal accident involving two buses on the Jema-Techiman road on the Tamale highway in the Bono East region, after a VVIP bus crashed with a Tata bus.
The incident, which happened in the early hours of Friday between 1:30 and 2:00 at Ampomakrom, also lead to others passengers sustaining various degrees of injuries, with some in critical conditions.
According to Otec News’ Waudu Ishaku reporting from the scene said the accident happened when the buses with registration number GT 3915- 17 VVIP Akai buss loaded from Garu heading towards Kumasi collided with a Grand Bird buss with registration number GT 5694-18 loaded from Accra and heading towards Bolgatanga.
The Tata bus has burnt into ashes, including some passengers and some others could not be indemnified as results of the shredded bodies.
“Reports so far gathered indicate that the driver of the VVIP buss loaded from Garu heading towards Kumasi, who has been burnt to death was dozing, however, some of the passengers alerted him to park off and rest for a while but he declined, leading to the cause of the accident” he said.
“The police and Fire Service personnel are at the scene to control traffic,” he added.
Others in critical conditions have been transported to Jema, Kintampo and Techiman hospitals for emergency treatments.
Source: Thepressradio.com/otecfmghana.com
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