By Kingsley Nana Boadu
Officials in the Central Region are reporting that scores of people are feared dead in a fatal accident at the Ataabadze junction near Elmina.
The incident is reported to have occurred in the early hours of Sunday, August 26, 2024.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service, it received the distress call at 6:49 am.
” ….reporting the incident, and the rescue team from the Central Regional Headquarters was quickly dispatched to the scene.”
The accident is said to have 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 travelling from Cape Coast towards the Western Region, and the two other trucks were travelling in the opposite direction when they collided.
The rescue team extricated the driver and three passengers, who were confirmed dead at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital on arrival, and one person, however, survived.
The Police are currently investigating the incident.
