The accident scene
FOUR PUPILS have been killed in a road crash at Aboabo Extension Junction in the Asokore Mampong Municipality on Tuesday, October 20, around 3 p.m.
The deceased persons were said to be walking home from school when a speeding salon car ran over them.
According to reports, three other pupils and an elderly man also sustained life-threatening injuries in the accident.
Eyewitnesses report indicated that the private vehicle was from Aboabo Post Office area heading towards Airport roundabout.
The driver of the vehicle was said to be driving at a top speed when the car suddenly experienced break failure.
The speeding car then veered from its lane to the opposing lane where it ran over the pupils, killing four in the process.
“The pupils had closed from school and they were walking home on the roadside when the speeding car killed them.
“About three pupils and a certain man also sustained severe injuries during the accident,” an eyewitness disclosed.
He also said an angry mob tried to lynch the driver but he was saved by the police.
The driver has since been apprehended and the accident vehicle has also been impounded at the police station.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah, Kumasi