Car crash at Kintampo Claims 2 Lives, 30 Others Severely Injured
A car crash on the Kintampo-Tamale road has taken Two lives, with thirty others sustaining severe injuries.
The incident occurred yesterday, Tuesday 9, 2021, after the front tyre of a tractor detached causing it to crash with a commercial bus.
The accident, described as a freak accident, occurred near the Soronoase Toll Booth, around 5 pm yesterday.
Four of the injured passengers were referred to the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman, with the others currently receiving treatment at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital.
According to the passengers and eyewitnesses, the front left tyre of the tractor detached just prompting unsuccessful evasive maneuvers by the bus driver.
A passenger said all he saw “was that the tyre of the tractor ahead of them removed and in an attempt by the bus driver to avoid colliding with the rogue tyre, tried to maneuver the bus away but was unsuccessful.”
Two passengers died on the spot with thirty others sustaining varying degrees of injuries.
The Sprinter bus was heading to Sunyani from Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region when the unfortunate incident occurred.
