Frightening accidents: we are in shock – NDC

General News of Saturday, March 23, 2019

Source: clbadfmonline.com

2019-03-23

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) expressed regret over the accidents that claimed the lives of around 70 people on Friday, March 22, 2019.

The party said: "The harrowing details that emerged from both scenes shocked us in the magnitude of the two tragedies".

This was contained in a press release issued by Sammy Gyamfi, NDC National Communications Officer.

The party also called on the authorities "to take urgent measures to remedy this worrying phenomenon".

While 57 people died in the Bono East area, 9 others also lost their lives in the central region, with several others injured to varying degrees.

Dozens of pbadengers in two huge buses, a VVIP bus and the other, an old bus, perished in the terrible frontal collision that occurred on Techiman – Kintampo road around 2 am, at Ampomakrom, in the electoral area of ​​the Bono Est region.

The accident of the central region involved a bus of the metropolitan public transport network bearing the registration number AS 2951 – 10, connecting Accra to Diaso, and a Yutong bus bearing the registration number GN 4368 – 14, taking the opposite direction.

Below the complete statement of the NDC:

THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (NDC) CONDUCTS WITH THE GHANAIANS IN ONE DAY OF TRAGIC ROAD ACCIDENTS.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) joins the Ghanaians in mourning the precious souls of many of our citizens who were reported dead in two separate road accidents that occurred today, March 22, 2019.

According to unconfirmed media reports, about 80 people were reported dead and several others wounded in the two terrible accidents at Ekumfi Dunkwa in the central region and on the Techiman-Kintampo road in the Bono area. The heartbreaking details that emerged from both scenes left us shocked by the magnitude of the two tragedies.

The NDC joins the rest of the Ghanaians in expressing our sincere sympathies and sincere condolences to the families of the disappeared. We pray that God will grant a peaceful rest to their souls and strengthen their loved ones in this time of indescribable sorrow. We also wish all those who have suffered various degrees of injury a speedy recovery.

While we mourn the dead and sympathize with the wounded, it is important to deplore the increasing number of road accidents that continue to make legitimate and irreplaceable victims in the country. We call on the Government and the National Road Safety Commission to take urgent measures to address this disturbing phenomenon.

Sign. SAMMY GYAMFI NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, NDC