One person has died, and seven others were severely injured in a fatal crush on Somanya Road in the Eastern Region. The accident, report
One person has died, and seven others were severely injured in a fatal crush on Somanya Road in the Eastern Region.
The accident, reports stated occurred around 5:00 pm on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in the Akorley community near Somanya.
A Hyundai H100 with registration number GG 4311-15 somersaulted multiple times after hitting a pothole and bursting a tyre.
The vehicle ultimately landed in a nearby stream, killing one person instantly and leaving seven others fighting for their lives.
This comes after tragedy struck in Somanya as one person is reported dead and approximately ten students from Yilo Krobo Senior High School and Somanya Senior High School were injured after their vehicle plunged into a river.
The incident occurred when the vehicle, carrying students from both schools, veered off the road and into the river.
Eyewitnesses reported that the driver appeared to lose control of the vehicle, leading to the devastating accident.
Emergency responders arrived swiftly at the scene, working tirelessly to rescue the injured students from the wreckage.
Ghana recorded a total of 4,503 road crashes in the first quarter of this year, resulting in 829 deaths and 4,955 injuries.