14 DIE IN GHASTLY ACCIDENT ON CAPE COAST -TAKORADI HIGHWAY

A ghastly accident on the Cape Coast -Takoradi Highway has claimed the lives of fourteen(14) people with many others sustaining several degrees of injuries. The accident occurred at Ataabadze, a town in the Central Region, on the Cape Coast-Takoradi highway in the early hours of Sunday. The incident involved a sprinter van, a tipper truck, and an articulated lorry. Initial reports have it that, the articulated lorry attempted to overtake the tipper truck on a sharp curve. At the same time, a fully loaded Sprinter van, traveling from Accra to Takoradi, collided with both vehicles. An eyewitness who spoke to Adom News gave a detailed account of the accident, "As I was traveling from Cape Coast to Takoradi, I noticed two vehicles approaching from the opposite direction near a curve by a school. One of the vehicles seemed delayed, which led the articulated lorry to try overtaking. The sprinter van also attempted to overtake at the same time. Unfortunately, both vehicles lost control in the curve, resulting in a collision."

This eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous, said he saw six people at the scene who appeared to have died on the spot. "I believe they were dead," he recounted. The Ghana National Fire Service and the Ghana Police Service, responded swiftly to the scene to clear the wreckage and assist the injured. The victims, both deceased and those injured, were transported to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. A visit by Joy News' reporter Eric Asante to the hospital mortuary, revealed that ten(10) bodies had been confirmed. Additionally, Dr Papa Kojo Mbroh, the Head of the Emergency Unit, confirmed that four(4)more victims had died, bringing the total death toll to 14 including a baby. Eric Asante also observed nearly ten survivors at the hospital. He reported that the sprinter bus was traveling from Mumford, near Cape Coast, to Takoradi, carrying mainly fishmongers and fishermen who were on their way to the Sekondi Fishing Harbour when the accident occurred. The news of the deaths has thrown the communities into a state of grief as they pray for the recovery of those injured. The police have since begun investigations to determine the full details of the crash. Story By: Collins Boateng ( Cabman) for VOV News