Speeding tipper truck kills 2 basic school students at Ekumfi

Two final-year students of the Ekumfi Obidan-Potwabin Basic School in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region have been killed after being knocked down by a speeding tipper truck.

According to information gathered, the three victims were part of a group of final-year students who had been in school for voluntary classes organized by the school authorities to help the students during the nationwide teachers' strike, which is currently going on.

He explained that the school had taken the initiative to organize voluntary lessons for the final-year students to ensure they do not fall behind academically as a result of the nationwide strike action by teachers.