4 killed in head-on-collision near Dunkwa-on-Offin

Four people have been confirmed dead in an accident on the Dunkwa-Obuasi road in the Central Region.

The accident involving a taxi and a sprinter bus collided head-on, on Monday,28,12,2020, evening.

Fourteen others, who sustained various degrees of injuries, are on admission at the Dunkwa Government Hospital.

While the deceased has been deposited at the mortuary.

According to an eyewitness, the taxi was heading towards Dunkwa with four persons on board.

The driver, on reaching a section of the road at the outskirts of Manukrom heading to Kubi Junction, had a burst tire and veered off his lane to the opposite direction, and collided head-on with a Sprinter Bus with 18 passengers on board.

In an interview on Kasapa FM, a  passenger onboard the minibus said the taxi driver attempted to overtake a leading vehicle.

The case is under investigation at Dunkwa Offin Police Command