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

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

  • 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.

STC bus catches fire
There were about a dozen passengers on the bus at the time of the accident. Source: Facebook/Hello FM
Source: Facebook

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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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.