Eight funeral attendees have been killed with over 30 others critically wounded after trailer truck ran into mourners in Nsawam in the Eastern Region.
According to eyewitnesses, the mourners had gathered to pay their final respects to a popular Okada rider, when a heavy-duty articulator truck carrying a 40ft container suffered a brake failure and veered off the road and crashed into the crowd.
The impact of the crash was so devastating that several victims got trapped under the vehicle.
Videos from the accident scene circulating on social media show disturbing images of injured persons.
Some with severed legs and others whose abdomen have been completly crushed in the collision.
Local residents are said to have rushed to the scene to assist victims and transported the injured to nearby hospitals for medical attention.
Police officers from the Nsawam District Command have since arrived at the scene to control the situation and begin investigations.
