At least five persons have been confirmed dead by the Bunso Police in a fatal accident on the Bunso stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region.
According to report, seven others who sustained various degrees of injuries have been admitted at the hospital.
The accident occurred on Monday, April 4 at about 3:55am when the driver with the Toyota Hiace mini bus with Registration number AK 1145-21 on reaching a section of the road after Akyem Asiakwa junction near Bunso veered off his lane and crashed the offside rear portion of DAF Lowbird articulated truck with registration number GT 3799-16.
The articulated truck was driven by Abonomovi Promise, 40, with a driver’s mate. The truck was loaded with water pumping machines traveling from Tema towards Kumasi with three escort vehicles, two in front, and one behind.
The impact forced the Toyota mini bus to crash at the side of the road killing five persons including the driver instantly.
Seven male occupants onboard the Toyota Hiace mini bus sustained injuries and were rushed to Hawa Memorial Savior Hospital and admitted.
The Public Rations officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command DSP Ebenezer Tetteh told the media police personnel have quickly rushed to the scene to extricate the victims to the hospital and kept the dead bodies at Kibi government hospital morgue for identification, preservation and autopsy.
He said the accident vehicle have been towed for testing.
