{"id":162587,"date":"2024-03-17T19:13:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/17\/careless-sprinter-driver-kills-21-on-kumasi-road\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T19:13:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:13:32","slug":"careless-sprinter-driver-kills-21-on-kumasi-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/17\/careless-sprinter-driver-kills-21-on-kumasi-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Careless Sprinter Driver Kills 21 On Kumasi Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-one (21) persons have so far been confirmed dead following a fatal motor accident which occurred around the Pra-River Junction along the Juaso \u2013 Nkawkaw road on the Accra to Kumasi Highway on Friday, 15th March 2024, at 5:50pm.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the suspect driver Yaw Egyiri (deceased) was driving a Ford Transit Mini Bus with registration number GR 6279-24 from Konongo towards Accra with passengers on board.<\/p>\n<p>On reaching a section of the road at Pra-River Junction area along Juaso \u2013 Nkawkaw road, he carelessly overtook some vehicles and collided head-on with an oncoming VW Sprinter Bus with registration No. AS 4483-23 driven by a suspect driver yet to be identified and also deceased, with passengers onboard.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Police Service when had the information quickly dispatched a team to the scene with the support of the Ambulance Service, who rushed the surviving victims for medical attention at the Juaso Government Hospital, Stewards Hospital at Yawkwei, Konongo Municipal Hospital and Asante Akim Agogo Presbyterian Hospital respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the bodies of the 21 deceased persons have been deposited at the Stewards Hospital mortuary at Yawkwei, Konongo Municipal Hospital mortuary and Juaso Government Hospital mortuary for identification, preservation and autopsy.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Police urged the families with relatives who may have travelled along the route where the motor accident occurred yesterday and have not been in touch to reach out to the Juaso and Nkawkaw Police commands for help in identifying the accident victims, including those who have passed away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we commiserate with the affected families, we continue to entreat all road users to be disciplined, demonstrate a sense of humanity and adhere to road regulations to avoid such preventable accidents\u201d the Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Twenty-one (21) persons have so far been confirmed dead following a fatal motor accident which occurred around the Pra-River Junction along the Juaso \u2013 Nkawkaw road on the Accra to Kumasi Highway on Friday, 15th March 2024, at 5:50pm. 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