Many passengers have perished in a gory accident that occurred at Akomadan in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
This follows a similar accident -- also in the Ashanti Region -- on Monday that claimed 17 lives and injured at least 15 people.
In the latest incident, a vehicle carrying 37 passengers is said to have caught fire after it crashed into a stationary vehicle upon reaching Akomadan in the Ashanti Region.
The passengers are said to have been travelling from Lawra in the Upper East Region.
Ashanti Regional MTTD commander, Sup. Emmanuel Adu Boahen confirmed the incident to Peace FM on Tuesday morning and said the death toll is likely to increase.
There has been another accident at Akomadan and as for this one, I can confirm that the accident has occurred leaving the vehicle burnt and some passengers have also lost their lives, Sup. Emmanuel Adu told Peace FM Twi.
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He stated that although the total number of people who lost their lives at the scene hasn’t yet been confirmed the death toll presently exceeds ten.
Reporters at the scene are reporting that six people have burned to death.
One of the passengers, identified only as Kwasi, who managed to escape from the vehicle before it caught fire, said the driver failed to apply the brakes because he was driving at a top speed.
“Because he was on top speed, he couldn’t brake immediately and crashed into a stationary vehicle at the barrier resulting in the accident,” he said.
He added: “The impact of the crash was great so most of us who were sleeping woke up and started calling for help when the fire started from the front…When we got to Techiman, about 10 passengers alighted and two more persons joined the bus, so we were close to 36 because the bus takes about 40 passengers.”
According to him, only about 10 passengers managed to escape through the glass window.
Recently, there has been an increase in the rate of road accidents in the country, leaving lots of people dead and injured.