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Six killed in an accident

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 Source: GNA

Koforidua, July 16, GNA - Six person were killed, five of them on the spot and one later at the Kyebi Government Hospital when a Metro Bus collided with a bus at Bunso Junction on Tuesday. Forty-six other passengers who sustained injuries were taken to Kyebi and Suhum Government hospitals and the Hawa Memorial Hospital at Osiem. Superintendent of Police James Sarfo Peprah, the Eastern Regional Commander of the MTTU, told GNA that the Metro bus was traveling from

Koforidua, July 16, GNA - Six person were killed, five of them on the spot and one later at the Kyebi Government Hospital when a Metro Bus collided with a bus at Bunso Junction on Tuesday. Forty-six other passengers who sustained injuries were taken to Kyebi and Suhum Government hospitals and the Hawa Memorial Hospital at Osiem. Superintendent of Police James Sarfo Peprah, the Eastern Regional Commander of the MTTU, told GNA that the Metro bus was traveling from Akyem Tumfa to Accra and on reaching Bunso junction; the driver attempted to overtake a tipper truck but collided with the bus that was coming from the opposite direction. He said the bus driver was seriously injured and had been admitted at the Kyebi Government Hospital but the Metro Bus driver was unhurt.

Source: GNA