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General News of Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-03-27
The accident claimed the lives of 59 people, 35 of whom were burned.
A victim of Friday's fatal accident on the Kintampo-Techiman highway revealed that their driver was in a hurry to choose other traders on the stretch that were waiting for him.
Ernest Atabila, who was aboard the KIA Grand Bird with registration number GT 5694 – 18 and was traveling from Garu Tempane to Kumasi, revealed this information during the visit of the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta , and his colleague from the Ministry of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah. victims at Techiman Holy Family Hospital and Kintampo South District Hospital on Tuesday, March 26.
"We came from Garu and somewhere along the line, we saw another vehicle climb the hilly road. Our driver reached the vehicle and attempted to overtake him at some point. From there he went on too fast and when you advise him to exercise restraint, he tells you that he wants to pick women from the market who are negotiating okro and waiting for him " he revealed.
The victim added that the driver, who had also perished, even "told us that those who could not stand the speed at which he was moving could get off the vehicle.
"So, after crossing the police barrier, I saw him dozing off and the vehicle was out of the way but it was too late to save the situation. In the process, our bus hit the future VVIP bus, "added Ernest Atabila.
Ramatu Issaka, a 54-year-old woman who lost her three grandchildren, who were also aboard the KIA Grand Bird bus, also said: "We warned the driver on a number of occasions against speeding, but he did not listen to us. We had no choice but to remain silent and prayed that he would take us to our destination. Just a few kilometers after crossing the barrier, he bumped into the other bus after deviating from his lane.
The narration of the victims of the road accident was corroborated by Kintampo Divisional Police Commander, ACP Joseph Gyawu.
The accident killed 59 people, 35 of whom were burned and one bus caught fire immediately after the accident.
The burned bodies were buried en mbade while all the injured were treated and unloaded.
The two government officials, accompanied by May Obiri Yeboah, director general of the Ghana National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), and the staff of the Techiman and Kintampo police commands, also visited the scene. 39 accident in Ampomakrom, in the southern district of Kintampo.
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