A tragic accident on the Offinso-Anyinasusu road in the Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has left at least three people dead and several others injured. The crash occurred just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21.
The accident involved a Yutong bus traveling from Kumasi to Gaaru, which collided with a Rhino vehicle transporting mangoes. The three fatalities were declared dead at the scene.
Assemblyman for Anyinasusu, Ibrahim Yogo, confirmed the incident and attributed it to the absence of speed bumps on the road.
“The speeding bus embarked on an overtaking colliding with the truck which was carrying mangoes at the time. The three victims were discovered dead during a rescue mission while the others survived with various degrees of injury. They are currently receiving treatment at the St. Patrick’s Government Hospital. The bodies of the deceased have also been deposited at the same hospital for preservation and identification”, Yogo narrated.
He further stated that, “the accident occurred in a neighbouring town close to my electoral area. Our road in recent times has now become a death trap due to a lack of speed rumps. And so, we plead with authorities to build speed rumps on the adjoining communities to avoid such crashes”.
