At least 27 merrymakers crushed to death in Ghana road accident
(12.27.2011)
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 27 merrymakers died at Senya Beraku, at a village in Ghana's Central Region, on Tuesday night when a water tanker ran through them, police said.
The Effutu Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) John A. Paul, said 20 of them died on the spot while seven others died on the way to hospital.
The holiday revellers were dancing at a spot by road when the accident occurred.
DSP Paul said 32 people received various degrees of injuries and had been admitted at the Winneba Government Hospital.
He said the driver claimed he lost control of the vehicle and ran into them. Police are investigating the accident
Source:http://www.panapress.com/At-least-27-merrymakers-crushed-to-death-in-Ghana-road-accident---15-812306-32-lang2-index.html
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