One dead, several injured in accident involving mourners at Assin Juaso

One person has died with several mourners critically injured in an accident at Assin Juaso in the Fosu Municipality of the Central Region.

They were traveling from Assin Brofoyedru towards Assin Fosu direction when the unfortunate incident happened at Assin Juaso on Friday evening.

The mourners were returning from the mortuary in a Nissan Pickup with registration GT-7929-19 with some sitting in the bucket.

According to an eyewitness, almost all the victims including the driver were drunk.

Upon reaching Assin Juaso school, the driver, in an attempt to overtake a motorcycle, lost control of the vehicle, causing it to summersault.

Some of the occupants upon realizing the vehicle was about falling, jumped off, causing their injuries.

The driver of the vehicle died on the spot and the rest were rushed to the St.Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu for treatment.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Assin Fosu St. Xaviar Hospital Mortuary for autopsy and preservation.

Recent Accidents

On Friday, February 2, 2024, several passengers were feared dead, and many others injured, in an accident on the Accra-Suhum road.

The cause of the accident is unknown.

A video from the scene captured several passengers lying motionless on the ground.

Others, who were also seriously injured, wailed in pain as bystanders called for help.

A speeding private car driver collided with a Pragya, leaving the Pragya rider paralyzed and two others in critical condition at Odasani in the Central Region.

The incident happened on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at around 8:00 p.m.

Information gathered indicates that the private car driver with registration number GE-4050-11 was on top speed from the direction of Breman Essiam, heading towards Ajumako and the Pragya tricycle in the opposite direction.

Upon reaching Odasani, a junction at Ajumako, the driver veered off his lane and crashed head-on with the Pragya vehicle.

Also, on Friday, January 26, 2024, one person died, and another was injured in an accident involving a Mercedes-Benz DAF cargo truck with registration number GT-1139-Z at Assenema in the Okere District of the Eastern Region.

The victims were trapped in the Mercedes-Benz DAF cargo truck, which had lost control while negotiating a curve on Adukron Hill.

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at the Akropong Municipal Fire Station rushed to the scene and rescued two casualties from the fatal accident.

Again, on January 22, 2024, seven people were severely injured in an accident involving a Sprinter bus with registration number GR-8348-14 at Adinkra on the Obuasi-Takoradi road in the Western North Region.

According to an eyewitness, the speeding Sprinter bumped into a pothole.

As a result, the rear tyre burst, and the car somersaulted and landed on its roof.

Four women, three men, and a baby were wounded.