Accident on Winneba -Kasoa Highway, one dead

Cape Coast, Jan.17, - One person died on the spot while others sustained various degrees of injuries in a gory accident that occurred at Gomoa Akotsi on the Winneba- Kasoa Highway on Sunday evening. 

The injured, including the drivers of the two vehicles were rushed to the Winneba Trauma Hospital where some were treated and discharged while the rest were on admission receiving treatment. 

Mr Stephen Anokye, Central Regional Manager of the Road Safety Commission who confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the accident occurred around 19:10 hours. 

He said the Toyota Hiace (Stanbic type) with registration number (GR 5164-16) was travelling from Accra towards Mankessim with 15 passengers on board. 

On reaching a section of the road about 20 metres to Gomoa Akotsi junction, the driver attempted to overtake five cars which were ahead of him in a row and in the process met a sprinter bus with registration number (GE 5061-11) with 24 passengers coming from the opposite direction. 

Mr Anokye said in an attempt to avoid a head on collision, the sprinter bus driver swerved to the rear side of the road but the Toyota Hiace eventually grazed the back side of the sprinter bus. 

According to Mr Anokye, a 45 year old female passenger who was in the Sprinter had her head chopped off and it took the Police about 15 minutes to find the head. The body has since been deposited at the Winneba Government Hospital mortuary. 

GNA