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STC Bus Catches Fire At Asafo Interchange In Kumasi, Passengers On Board Escape Unhurt

Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 12:03 PM by Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read

An STC bus caught fire at the Asafo Interchange in Kumasi on Friday, December 22, 2023 evening
The STC intercity bus had some passengers on it who escaped unhurt at the time of the incident
The cause of the fire is yet to be established

An Intercity STC Coaches Limited caught fire at the Asafo Interchange in Kumasi Friday evening while transporting passengers from Accra to Kumasi.

The cause of the fire is yet to be established, but all passengers on board the bus at the time of the incident escaped unhurt.

Most passengers had gotten off the bus, which was heading to the Asafo Yard.

There were about 12 passengers on board the bus when the bus caught fire.

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6 feared dead after bus runs into abandoned truck

Six people were feared dead after a bus ran into an abandoned truck at the Banyard intersection at Awoshie on December 23, 2023.

The bus driver and five passengers are among those who are feared dead, according to news reports

A witness on the ground said the abandoned truck that was involved in the crash displayed no signs of damage

A truck crashed into shoppers and hawkers at the Cocoa Marketing Board market in Accra, leaving one dead and three injured.

The accident reportedly was caused by a brake failure in a truck transporting sugar to the market.

The deceased following the accident has been identified as a hawker, while the injured were shoppers.

One person was reported dead after a road accident on the Accra-Kumasi involving a VIP bus.