At least seven individuals, comprising five males and two females, lost their lives instantly when the VIP Bus they were travelling in from Tamale to Accra collided with a petrol tanker at Obretema, located near Suhum on the Accra-Kumasi Highway over the weekend.
The VIP bus, bearing registration number GR 7632-24, was involved in an accident at Obretema when it was struck by a fuel tanker with registration number UE 9644-22.
The tanker had swerved from its lane coming from the opposite direction at approximately 4:30 am.
Eyewitness accounts indicate that the collision caused both vehicles to overturn, resulting in the drivers losing control and the bus ending up in a ditch.