By Erica Apeatua Addo, GNA
Ayensukrom No. 2 (W/R), Oct. 20, GNA – Seven persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal road accident at Ayensukrom No. 2 on the Tarkwa-Bogoso Highway in the Western Region.
The accident, which occurred on Saturday, October 17, involved a MAN diesel truck with registration number AN 9413-09.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Joseph Apaloo, Western Central Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the Police received a distress call about the incident at about 1640 hours.
He said a team of police personnel dispatched to the scene gathered that the truck was travelling from Tarkwa towards Kumasi when the driver lost control while descending a hill.
ACP Apaloo said the truck ran into a group of mourners who were returning from a cemetery after burying a deceased relative as part of funeral rites.
He said two men, a woman and a baby girl who had been strapped to her mother’s back died instantly.
According to him, nine other persons, comprising three males and six females, sustained injuries and were rushed to the Bogoso Government Hospital for treatment.
ACP Apaloo said three of the injured females later died while receiving treatment, bringing the death toll to seven.
He said the bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the Bogoso Government Hospital mortuary awaiting autopsy and preservation.
The Regional MTTD Commander said the truck also collided with an oncoming Toyota Hilux pickup vehicle with registration number GE 5346-22.
ACP Apaloo said the truck driver was in Police custody assisting with investigations into the accident.
GNA
Edited by Justina Hilda Paaga/Lydia Kukua Asamoah
Reporter: Erica Apeatua Addo 
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