Nine people were killed in a head-on collision involving two Toyota Hiace minibuses owned by 2M Express Company Limited.
The commercial vehicles with registration numbers GN 3229-21 and GN 8292-21 collided in the early hours of Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Birimso, a section of the main Accra-Kumasi Highway close to Bunso junction.
The Accra vehicle was reportedly attempting to swerve a container that had fallen onto the road from a trailer when it collided with another vehicle heading towards Accra from Kumasi.
The nine persons, including seven men and two women, reportedly died on the spot following the accident.
The Bunso Fire Station Officer ADO II Doe Samuel reacting to the accident said “Personnel from the Bunso fire station and the police who had a torrid time extricating the injured from the wreckage hurriedly rushed 19 victims to the Kibi Government hospital and Hawa Memorial Saviour Hospital in Osiem where they are currently receiving treatment.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana