8 Dead, Several Injured In Road Crash Involving Bus From Kumasi On Bolgatanga-Walewale Highway

8 Dead, Several Injured In Road Crash Involving Bus From Kumasi On Bolgatanga-Walewale Highway

  • A road crash on the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway caused the deaths of eight persons and left others injured
  • A bus travelling from Kumasi to Bolgatanga collided with a container truck parked along the roadside
  • The survivors of the crash were transported to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga for medical treatment

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A road crash on the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway caused the deaths of eight persons and left several others severely injured.

The crash occurred on February 28 in the farming community of Karimenga.

Bolgatanga-Walewale, Kumasi, Road Crash
8 die in road crash on Bolgatanga-Walewale Highway
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Citi News reported that the crash involved a bus travelling from Kumasi to Bolgatanga.

It collided with a container truck parked along the roadside causing the eight deaths on the spot.

Residents, with the help of officers from the Ghana National Fire Service, rushed to the scene to rescue the injured.

The victims were transported to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga for medical treatment.

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Bolgatanga-Walewale, Kumasi, Road Crash
8 die in road crash on Bolgatanga-Walewale Highway
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Seven die after road crash involving VIP bus

Seven people died after a crash involving a VIP bus and a Sprinter bus at the Atwedie stretch located on the Kumasi-Accra road.

Five people aboard the Sprinter bus vehicle died, while one passenger on the VIP bus also died.

The fire service noted that 52 people survived that crash. This incident came after The Savannah Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service died from accident injuries.

Over 20 casualties after fatal road crash at Gomoa

Three people were been reported dead after a road crash at Gomoa Okyereko Junction in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.

Twenty others are in critical condition following the crash on December 12, 2024.

The accident occurred in the early hours of December 12 and involved two buses: a Sprinter and a Hyundai Grace.

An eyewitness told Adom News that the Sprinter driver made a wrongful overtaking manoeuvre and collided with the Hyundai Grace.

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The injured were taken to the Accident and Emergency Unit of Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital.

15 casualties reported after Kyerewere road accident

YEN.com.gh reported that 15 people were injured in an accident at Kyerewere, along the Nsawam-Suhum road in the Eastern Region.

The road accident occurred when the speeding sprinter minibus veered off the road after experiencing a burst tyre.

Of the 15 passengers, three were in critical condition and were rushed to the hospital.

One person was in critical condition after the crash, while one other person was feared dead at the time.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) 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.

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