Two Dead, 1 Injured After School Bus Crashes Into Storey Building In Kumasi

• Two people were reported dead after a school bus lost control and crashed into them in front of a building
• The victims were reportedly conversing near a house when the bus ran over them during the incident on April 8
• The driver claimed the bus suffered brake failure, leading to the accident which also left another person injured

Two people have died at Patasi in Kumasi after a school bus lost control and crashed into them in front of a storey building.

The fatalities were mentioned as 74-year-old and a middle-aged man.

Kessben TV reported that one other person sustained critical injuries.

Citi News reported that the victims were engaged in a conversation near a house when the bus ran over them.

The driver claims that the vehicle suffered brake failure, leading to the accident, which also destroyed property.

The police and fire officers intervened to release the victim, who was trapped under the vehicle.

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They are receiving treatment at Suntreso Government Hospital, and the driver is said to be collaborating with police on the investigation.

Notable Ghanaian road crashes in recent times

Meanwhile, a 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 and involved a bus travelling from Kumasi to Bolgatanga.

According to reports, the bus collided with a container truck parked along the roadside, killing eight people on impact.

In another incident, three people were killed after a road crash at Gomoa Okyereko Junction in the Gomoa East District.

20 others are in critical condition following the crash in Ghana's Central Region 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.

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

In December 2024, seven people died and several others were injured following a head-on collision between a VIP bus and a Sprinter bus at Atwedie on the Kumasi-Accra highway.

The Sprinter was travelling from Accra to Kumasi while the VIP bus was heading to Accra from the northern part of Ghana when the crash occurred on Friday, October 11.

Five passengers aboard the Sprinter bus, which was transporting tomatoes, died.

One passenger on the VIP bus died and several other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rushed to the Juaso Government Hospital.

15 casualties reported after Kyerewere road accident

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

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

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Of the 15 passengers in the vehicle at the time, three were left in critical condition and were rushed to a nearby hospital.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh