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The death of about sixty people in the terrible accident that occurred in the Amomoa-Nkwanta section of the Techiman-Kintampo road, in particular, sparked another lively debate on road safety in the country because of the high number of victims .
The accident victim stated that he was aboard the VVIP ANKAI bus bearing the GT 39116-17 registration number and traveling from Garu to the Far East region. in Kumasi when the accident occurred.
He added that the driver, identified as Alexander Amoako Gyan, who died in the accident, had begun to run at full speed, and that no persuasion could force him to stop. before the bus collided with the K56 Grand Bird bus registered GT5694-18. was heading to Bolgatanga from Accra.
According to the pbadenger, he traveled north to attend his father's funeral with his six-year-old son.
He said that at one point, the front seat pbadengers told the driver to slow down, but he refused.
"Even at one point, he was drowsy and some pbadengers asked him to stop and give the bus to a replacement driver. From there, I fell asleep and all I heard was the accident. "
He added, "I was not hurt and luckily my son too, who was on my chest, was not injured. I was at number 12 with my son.
Another victim, who was traveling on the Grand Bird bus from Accra to Bolgatanga, said she had not heard anything until she woke up in the hospital.
She said she suffered an arm injury.
Another pbadenger, injured on the bad, said she had been lucky enough to escape death.
There was a total of 108 pbadengers in both buses, and the problem was compounded when one of the buses caught fire as a result of the fatal crash.
On Friday, the death toll was 55 while 53 pbadengers were reported to have been seriously injured.
On Saturday, the rescuers found five other bodies.
A police report indicates that 35 of the 55 dead pbadengers were burned and 20 others were identified.
The victims were transported to Techiman Holy Family Hospital and Jema Public Hospital, both in the eastern Bono area.
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