FTwo persons died on the spot on Saturday in a fatal accident on the Takoradi-Agona Nkwanta road in the Western Region.
DSP Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, the Regional Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the accident and said it happened at about 4:30pm.
A driver she named as Alfred Kwame Quayson was in charge of a Man Diesel semi trailer truck with registration number WR 1044-14 moving from Takoradi to Tarkwa, while another driver called Alfred Ayensu was also in charge of a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number WR 1658-16 with 14 passengers on board.
“The vehicle was moving from Agona Nkwanta to Takoradi. On reaching a section of the road near Ankyernyin junction on the Agona Nkwanta – Takoradi road, Alfred Quayson overtook a vehicle in front of him. In the process, he ran into a Hyundai bus. Two persons – a male and female – died on the spot,” she said.
The injured, including four women and three men, were rushed to the Kwesimintsim Hospital and are receiving treatment.
A man and a woman who also got injured are also on admission at the Effia Nkwanta Hospital.
The bodies of the deceased were deposited at the same hospital’s morgue pending autopsy.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi