9 persons feared dead in accident at Eduagyei-Ayensudo on Cape Coast-Takoradi highway
Published:
4 months ago
Source:
3News
Nine people are feared dead in a fatal accident at Eduagyei/Ayensudo road on the Cape Coast- Takoradi highway on Sunday morning. According to the Central Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service, it received a distress call at 6:49am reporting the incident and a rescue team from the Regional Headquarters was quickly dispatched to the scene. The accident involved a Sprinter bus, Man Diesel Articulated Truck and Howo Tipper truck with registration numbers GR6081-18, GW5416-24 and GB1592-22 respectively. The Sprinter bus was traveling from the Cape Coast direction towards Takoradi, and the two other trucks were traveling in the opposite direction from Takoradi when they collided. The rescue team extricated the driver, and four passengers who died on the spot while the other injured passengers were helped by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service and some passersby to convey them to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for medical treatment.