Three dead, others injured in gory accident

Three people have been reported dead and others injured in an accident at Anyinasusu in the Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

The incident occurred on Tuesday around 11 p.m.

Confirming the incident, the Assemblyman for Anyinasusu, Ibrahim Yogo, stated that the driver of the Yutong bus traveling from Kumasi to Gaaru was overspeeding and collided with the Kia Rhino vehicle, transporting mangoes.

Mr. Yogo confirmed that three people died on the spot, with many others injured.

The victims are currently receiving treatment at St. Patrick’s Government Hospital at Maase-Offinso, while the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the mortuary.

Mr Yogo attributed the accident to the absence of speed bumps on the road.

This incident comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s convoy was involved in a fatal accident near Bunso Junction in the eastern region.

According to reports, the convoy was crossed by a KIA Rhino truck, resulting in a collision that claimed the life of one individual and left others seriously injured.

Also, on Sunday, May 19, two people died in a multi-vehicle accident at Akuni No. 2 along the Adukrom-Somanya highway in the Eastern Region.

The deceased, all women, included a sports teacher and national service personnel from Yilo Krobo Senior High School.

Their Toyota Corolla, with registration number GR 901-21, collided head-on with a pickup truck with registration number GV 1263-20.

According to sources, the driver of the pickup truck allegedly engaged in a wrong overtaking in a curve, leading to the fatal collision that killed the two on the spot.