By Samuel Ofori Boateng
Kumasi, July 16, GNA – Some residents in Ashanti region have expressed grave concern over the increasing spate of road accidents on the Kumasi-Accra highway.
The residents, who expressed the deep worry on various radio stations in Kumasi, pointed out that, the deplorable nature of the road and the subsequent fatal accidents almost every other day, needed urgent attention from the government.
Their sentiments come in the wake of a fatal accident that claimed the lives of 13 people, and resulted in serious injuries to many others, at Odumase, near Konongo, on Wednesday.
The crash involved a cargo truck transporting tomatoes, a passenger bus and a fuel tanker, which was not carrying fuel at the time of the accident.
The exact cause of the crash has not yet been officially established.
However, eyewitnesses told Ghana News Agency that, the collision followed an alleged wrongful overtaking, which resulted in a head-on collision involving the vehicles.
Emergency response personnel rushed to the scene to rescue trapped victims, while others were transported to nearby health facilities for treatment.
The crash has caused heavy traffic congestion along the busy highway as security agencies and emergency workers continue rescue and recovery operations.
GNA
Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/George-Ramsey Benamba