Eight including a Senior High School (SHS) student, have sustained injuries after two buses collided on the Kasoa-Malam highway on Wednesday morning, July 5.
According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the sprinter bus (with registration number GR 6669-13) lost control of the steering wheel when another vehicle merged into the lane, leading to the bus spinning and crashing.
Passersby came to the aid of the injured passengers and rescued them from the accident site. They were swiftly transported to nearby healthcare facilities for immediate medical attention.
During the police investigation at the scene, it was uncovered that the driver responsible for the accident lacked the necessary license to operate the vehicle. Instead of holding a class C license as required, the driver possessed only a class B license.
“I was travelling to Madina but on our way our driver was careless. Another car switched lanes and I don’t know what happened and all of a sudden the vehicle somersaulted. It wasn’t any serious thing but the driver as a result of his inexperience caused the vehicle to fall,” Akwesi Acquah a passenger said.
“I thank God that I am alive because what happened was serious. A lot of people sustained severe injuries and have been rushed to the hospital”.
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Subsequently, the driver of the passenger car was apprehended and taken to the police station, and the vehicle was towed away from the accident scene.