One Person Dead, 14 Injured In Accident On Winneba-Apam Highway

One female passenger died on the spot, while 14 others systained injuries in an accident that occurred on the Winneba-Apam highway in Central Region on Thursday. Narrating how the accident occured, the Central Region Fire Service Commander, ACFOI John Amalie said that the driver of an overspeeding Toyota mini bus with the registration number CR 1502-22 burst his front tyre causing the vehicle to veer off the road into a bush.

Due to impact of the crash, one female passenger died instantly while fourteen others sustained severe injuries. Officers from the Apam division fire station went to the scene to rescue the injured and retrieve the body of the deceased. They were rushed to the winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital for treatment, while the body is kept in the morgue of same facility.