Two dead, many injured in separate accidents in Accra and Kumasi
(December 30, 2011)
Two persons are reported dead with six others seriously injured in a fatal accident involving a black Toyota Tundra vehicle, said to have somersaulted around 4: 00am Friday morning. The accident occurred at Abeka Free Pipe in Accra.
The victims are seven young men and a lady, all in their early 20s thought to be involved in cyber crime, popularly called Sakawa.
An eyewitness, Umo Saeed, told Joy News the accident was grave with one victim also losing an arm in the process. She said one died on the spot and the rest were sent to the hospital.
In related development, many passengers in a Kumasi-bound 207 Benz bus have sustained various degrees of injuries following an accident around the KNUST Police station roundabout.
The accident which is said to have occurred around 5:30 am this morning (Friday) left many of its passengers unconscious.
Eyewitnesses say the Benz bus run into a fully loaded Dove mini truck while trying to overtake another vehicle at the wrong side of the road.
Luv FM’s Kofi Adu Domfeh, who visited the accident scene reports that the 207 Benz bus is in a very bad shape but could not tell whether there were any deaths.
According to Adu Domfeh, when he arrived on the scene, the fire service was trying to free three of the unconscious victims who were trapped in the Benz bus.
Source: JOY ONLINE
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