Students of the Amedzofe Technical School are reported to have escaped death after the bus in which they were travelling fell into the Valley from the Mountainous Afadzato Road in the Ho West District.
Although no deaths were recorded, many of students are said to have sustained various degrees of injuries. The driver on the other hand is believed to be in a critical condition.
The accident occurred Tuesday Afternoon, June 11, 2019 when the students were returning from an ongoing Inter-schools sports festival being held in Ho.
According witnesses, the school bus was climbing the steep and hilly road to Amedzofe when it suddenly began to reverse.
The driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle fell off into the valley along the road.
Passersby who saw the incident quickly rushed to their aid.
All injured were sent to the Ho Municipal Hospital, where most of them are responding to treatment.
From Fred Duodu, Ho (k.duodu@yahoo.com)