{"id":253333,"date":"2024-11-20T12:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T12:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/20\/six-including-two-drivers-killed-in-accident-others-injured-photos\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T12:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T12:34:23","slug":"six-including-two-drivers-killed-in-accident-others-injured-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/20\/six-including-two-drivers-killed-in-accident-others-injured-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Six, including two drivers, killed in accident; others injured [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Six people have lost their lives in a fatal accident on the Tamale-Kumasi Highway.<\/p>\n<p>The accident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, involved a Kia Granbird bus with registration number GT 6068-19 and a Kia Rhino truck with registration number GR 7968-20.<\/p>\n<p><figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/34edb65290392c151d4375fc0787f1c0\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"1280\" data-image-height=\"960\"\/><br \/>\n       <\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The suspect driver, Yakubu, in charge of the KIA Granbird bus, was transporting 28 passengers from Kumasi to Tamale.<\/p>\n<p>Upon reaching a section of the road at Mile 40, the bus collided head-on with the KIA Rhino, which was carrying watermelons from Daboya to Goaso.<\/p>\n<p><figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a22206040d5b367479217f14115e0e6a\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"960\" data-image-height=\"1280\"\/><br \/>\n       <\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Occupants of both vehicles sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to the Central Gonja District Hospital in Buipe for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, three male adults, including both drivers, two females, and a child, died on the spot.<\/p>\n<p><figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c2350c4439083f768fccaed1417ce5cc\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"1280\" data-image-height=\"960\"\/><br \/>\n       <\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in Buipe was called to the scene to assist in extricating victims and clearing the accident site.<\/p>\n<p>Their bodies have been deposited at the Central Gonja District Hospital morgue for preservation, pending autopsy.<\/p>\n<p><figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8b286f7dd39a2ea1ccfd351c1c4dd155\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"1280\" data-image-height=\"960\"\/><br \/>\n       <\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Buipe District Police Command, led by its Crime Officer, ASP Amoako, has appealed to drivers to reduce their speed to save lives.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six people have lost their lives in a fatal accident on the Tamale-Kumasi Highway. The accident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, involved a Kia Granbird bus with registration number GT 6068-19 and a Kia Rhino truck with registration number GR 7968-20. 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