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One feared dead, seven injured in Accra-Kumasi car crash

By MyJoyOnline
General News One feared dead, seven injured in Accra-Kumasi car crash
JUL 28, 2016 LISTEN

One person is feared dead and several others have sustained injuries in a car crash at Mankrong near Suhum on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.

Two Articulated trucks collided head-on after one tried to overtake a Kia truck heading to Kumasi from Accra in the early hours of Thursday.

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The driver of the Kia truck, believed to be in his forties died instantly after his car skidded off the road in the process of the crash.

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A VIP bus driver who tried to avoid ramming into the other vehicles veered off the road into a nearby bush., injuring some passengers on board.

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Joy News’ Kofi Siaw reported that seven passengers who were injured have been conveyed to the Suhum Government Hospital for treatment.

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Two days ago, scores of passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries after the vehicles they were traveling in were involved in an accident also on the Accra-Kumasi road.

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A picture from last Tuesday's accident scene
Story by Ghana|Myjoyonline.com| AA

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