Over 70 people are feared dead in a fatal accident on the Kintampo-Tamale highway.
The accident which occurred on Wednesday involved a truck carrying boxes of tomatoes from Burkina Faso with registration number AS 1414-16 and a Metro Mass Transit Bus heading to
Tamale from Kumasi with registration number AS 7131-Y.
According to reports the Metro Mass driver lost control of the steering and in the process of trying to save the passengers ended up colliding with the truck, this happen around 6:30pm to 7:00pm.
The report also say the passengers saw there is a problem in the vehicle so the driver stopped on the roadside and repaired the brake after the repair and continue their journey there was a noise in the car and also when he change the gear, some of the passengers told the driver to stop and check what the problem is but the driver refuse and said everything is ok it will go. The report continue, when the vehicle failed brake it hit three cows on the road and killed one before crashed with the cargo car.
As at 12am Thursday, Dr Owusu Fosu, Medical Superintendent at Kintampo government hospital confirmed that 62 had lost their lives including children.
The Ghana Police Service are yet to indicate the exact number of people who lost their lives because as at 1 am, some were still trapped under the bus.
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