2 dead, 55 injured in accident on Accra- Cape Coast highway
Two commuters have reportedly died in a multi-vehicle accident at the Gomoa Okyereko junction on the Accra- Cape Coast highway.
The incident also resulted in the injury of some 55 passengers who were rushed to various health facilities for treatment.
The accident involved three vehicles; a Yutong bus with the registration number AS-850-21, an articulated truck with a foreign registration number plate 349 HF 01, and a Honda CR-V with the registration GW-970-20.
Speaking the media, the police said all the passengers in the Yutong bus were travelling from Ho in the Volta Region en route to Ivory Coast.
The driver of the Honda CR-V, James Nii Ayi, spoke to the media and indicated that the articulated truck was engaged in wrongful overtaking, which ultimately led to the accident.
He further explained that the Yutong bus collided with the rear of his vehicle after the wrongful overtaking manoeuvre, resulting in the accident. While authorities are conducting investigations to determine the exact cause of the accident and hold responsible parties accountable, the deceased has been sent to the mortuary.
Source: myjoyonline
Richard Koomson| mediacentralonline.info |Ghana
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