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12 die in gory crash close to where Ebony died


Twelve people have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident which occurred at Akwatiakrom in the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti region last Sunday.
A Ford minibus, travelling from Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region to Kumasi in the Ashanti regional capital collided head-on with a cargo truck travelling from Mankraso.

The crash left eleven male passengers dead on the spot including the driver of the Ford minibus and one other female passenger.

Police sources say foggy weather condition hampered visibility on the road.

The 15-seater minibus, with registration AS 7257-15 veered off its lane onto that of the cargo truck with registration number GR 2624-14 which was travelling from Kumasi to Dormaa Ahenkro to load cashew.

Three people, including the driver of the Benz cargo truck who survived the accident, are currently on admission at the Bechem Government Hospital.

It took Fire Service several minutes to arrive at the scene from Sunyani after police from Mankraso were called to help convey both the injured and dead to hospital as well as manage traffic.

This is the second time in three months that fatal accident has been recorded on that stretch.

Hiplife artiste, Ebony Reigns, her friend- Franklin Kuri and military officer said to be her bodyguard  Atsu Vondee died on the spot when their Jeep vehicle crashed into a bus on the Mankraso-Sunyani stretch of the main Kumasi-Sunyani road in February this year.

Monday’s accident is less than 4 kilometers away from Ebony Reigns accident scene.

Meanwhile, ten of the bodies have been deposited at the Trust Laboratory mortuary whilst two have been deposited at the Duayaw Nkwanta Hospital morgue.
Source :http:/Adom online.com

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