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Families of some victims of Kintampo's tragic accident revealed that they were required to pay their own medical bills, while the government had promised them to pay them.
In an interview with PEACE NEWS, a family member of one of the victims, Mrs. Gifty Quartey, said they had to borrow money and money elsewhere to pay the medical bills of their relatives involved in the accident, even after the government promised to take out the bills.
"We had to look for loans to pay our brother's bills before the doctors bend over him," she said with dismay.
Government reiterates commitment to pay bills
However, speaking on the same topic, Techiman North District Director Peter Mensah said the government is committed to paying injured victims' bills and compensating families who have also lost loved ones.
He called on families who paid their bills in any hospital, to bring their receipts to the government.
"The government is still committed to paying the bills for the wounded, and I urge all families to be patient because we will monitor hospitals and ensure all bills are paid." he declares.
On Friday, March 22, 2019, there was a fatal accident on the Techiman-Kintampo road, when two buses – a Grandbird bearing the registration number GT 5694-18, traveling from Garu to Kumasi and a VIP bus carrying the GT 3916-17 registration number, also traveling from Accra to Bolgatanga collided head-on.
About 55 people were confirmed dead and 30 wounded. In total, 35 of the 55 dead were burned without any recognition.
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