Two MMT buses kill three in Upper West

Wa, July 24, GNA - Three persons are reported dead in two fatal accidents involving two Metro Mass Transit (MMT) buses in the Upper West Region.

The first accident which occurred on Thursday; July 12, on the Wa-Tumu road killed a 16-year-old boy, Nabali Sayibu.

Mr James Adoko, the 55-year-old driver of the bus was moving from Bolgatanga to Wa when the accident occurred between Hain and Sabuli on the Wa-Tumu road.

According to the driver, the deceased who was riding an unregistered motor bike from Bawku to Wa wrongfully overtook the bus which resulted in the accident.

The other accident which occurred on July 18 at Issa on the Funsi-Wa road killed a man and his wife who were travelling on a motor bike.

Abass Iddrisu, the driver of the bus said Seidu Minlang-ang, 35, and his wife Salamatu Seidu, 32, were riding on his side of the road when they crashed into the bus resulting in the accident.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) John Ferguson Dzineku, Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit of the Ghana Police Service told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Wa that the MMT drivers are professionals and could have avoided the accidents.

He attributed the accidents to over speeding and lack of defensive driving and blamed motorists for being careless.

When the GNA contacted Mr Malik Ibrahim, Regional Manager of MMT, he expressed regret for the two accidents.

Meanwhile the two drivers are in police custody and will soon appear before court.