At least 14 pupils of the Great Faith Rockery School in Kumasi were injured after their school bus was involved in a road accident.
Four of the injured were sent to a private hospital at Ahodwo, whilst the other 10 are receiving treatment at the Asokwa Children’s Hospital.
According to reports, the driver lost control of the steering wheel, and the bus somersaulted and landed in a ditch close to the Subin River on the Asokwa-Ahodwo road.
A medical doctor at the Asokwa Children’s Hospital, Dr Fred Fonjang, said the children were in good condition.
“After examination, clinically, they are stable, but four had minor injuries. So we are planning to detain the four, do a series of X-rays and then hopefully, they will be fine,” he explained.
A taxi driver, Seidu Innusah, who rushed to the scene and helped convey four other children to a private hospital at Ahodwo, said the children were in stable condition.
Other eyewitnesses who gave a helping hand at the accident scene also called on school proprietors to ensure that their vehicles were roadworthy.
“Though an accident can occur at any time, regular maintenance can avoid such incidents,” said one eyewitness.