10 injured in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway

An accident involving a KIA Hyundai Rhino with registration number GR 6717-19 from Kumasi to Accra and Scania VIP with registration number AC 1586-17 also travelling from Accra to Kumasi has resulted in at least 10 people being injured at Nobewam on the Accra-Kumasi highway.

The accident is reported to have happened on Thursday night.

According to an eyewitness the VIP bus driver made a wrong overtaking leading to a head-on collision.

Firefighters from the Asante Akyem fire station and personnel from the Ambulance Service who were at the scene rushed the injured to a nearby facility for treatment.

Meanwhile, on 23rd April it was reported that three persons died, with 12 severely injured in two separate accidents in the Central Region.

The first accident occurred on the Cape Coast – Kumasi highway. The driver of an Isuzu private pickup with registration number WR -456-W with fourteen occupants was travelling from Cape Coast towards Assin Juaso.

And the second accident involved a Renault tanker with registration number WR-2116-22 carrying limestone and travelling from Takoradi towards Kumasi knocked down a pedestrian crossing the road at Assin Asempanaye near Assin Praso.

The deceased, identified as Emmanuel Obu, aged 32, died instantly as the vehicle crushed his head.