Tears flow at burial of Nkawkaw school bus accident victims [Watch]

The Eastern region town of Nkawkaw has been thrown into a state of wailing and agony at the burial of the five children who died in school bus accident at Nankyeau.

Families and residents could not hold their tears at joint burial ceremony on Friday February 23 at Nkawkaw.

The situation became emotionally charged during the burial service when authorities of the deceased schools did a roll call to expunge their names from the school register.

Nkawkaw school bus accident victims buried

Adom News’ Owusu Dwamena, who was at the funeral grounds reports that, a government delegation was in attendance to support the bereaved families

According to an eyewitness account, the driver of the bus attempted an unapproved U-turn while driving on the shoulders of the road from the Accra-Kumasi direction at a spot near Nanchia

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