After a head-on collision involving two 2M Express Company Limited Toyota Hiace minibuses, 9 people have been officially declared dead.
In the wee hours of Sunday, March 26, 2023, two commercial cars with the licence plates GN 3229-21 and GN 8292-21 collided at Birimso, a portion of the main Accra-Kumasi Highway close to Bunso junction.
Eyewitnesses said that the Accra-bound truck collided into the Kumasi-bound vehicle as it attempted to swerve around a container that had fallen from a trailer and onto the road.
The severity of the impact led to the death of the 9 passengers, 7 males and 2 females on the spot.
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“Personnel from the Bunso fire station and the police who had a torrid time extricating the injured from the wreckage hurriedly rushed 19 victims to the Kibi Government hospital and Hawa Memorial Saviour Hospital in Osiem where they are currently receiving treatment,” the Bunso Fire Station Officer ADO II Doe Samuel said.
This latest carnage brings to 18 the number of deaths recorded from road accidents in the region in the past two days.
Citi News understands the National Road Safety Authority is set to hold some emergency engagements on the 3 separate accidents which were recorded in the Eastern region over the weekend.
Meanwhile, road users have described the carnages as unacceptable and called on stakeholders to be proactive.
