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01.10.2014 General News

24 Slaughtered In Berekum

01.10.2014 LISTEN
By Daily Guide

A body being conveyed from the accident scene
Twenty-four people were reported dead with several others injured when a Tipper truck crashed into a Sunyung bus on the Berekum-Sunyani road in the Brong-Ahafo Region on Monday.

The Sunyung bus was travelling from Berekum to Techiman while the Tipper truck, loaded with sand, was also heading to the same destination.

An eyewitness, George Owusu Ansah, who spoke to Myjoyonline.com, said the Tipper truck driver was attempting to overtake the Sunyung bus when it somersaulted, bringing both vehicles down at about 3:00pm.

He said both the driver and the people who were on board the truck escaped unhurt, but majority of the people in the Sunyung bus lost their lives.

According to the eyewitness, the police arrived at the scene almost immediately to help transport the injured to the Sunyani Government Hospital.

 
 
 

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