Three separate accidents at different locations in the Central Region have led to the death of nine persons and the destruction of property running into millions of Ghana Cedis.
At the Kasoa New Market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality, the collapse of a building and a fire outbreak on two separate days resulted in the death of four persons and the destruction of property.
The third incident, a car crash, occurred at Ataabadze Junction, near Elmina, yesterday morning, killing five people with one person seriously injured.
Structure
An eye witness, who gave his name as Nana Kwasi, said a carpenter who perished in the collapse of the building, was working with other people when the storey building suddenly collapsed.
The other victims, all females, ran errands for the workers such as fetching water for the concrete work.
He said they were working on the concrete of the second floor when the structure tumbled to the ground.
Nana Kwasi indicated that when he and his friends heard the sound, they rushed to the scene and found out that one person, the carpenter, had died on the spot, while the three died on the way to the hospital for treatment.
The Assemblyman for the Joemens - Kpomotey Electoral Area, Mustapha Mohammed, said apart from the four he did not have any information about any other person being affected.
Fire
The inferno affected the shops in the market. Assistant Chief Fire Officer Grade II Kofi Forson told the media that extensive damage had been caused when fire personnel arrived.
That, he said, made it difficult to bring the fire under control. Despite the combustible nature of the fire, personnel were able to bring it under control.
The GNFS has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
Accident
A fatal accident occurred at Ataabadze Junction involving a Sprinter bus and two trucks, with registration numbers GR6081-18, GW5416-24, and GB1592-22. The Sprinter bus was travelling from Cape Coast to the Western Region, while the two trucks were heading in the opposite direction. Preliminary investigations suggest a suspected case of overtaking led to the collision.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirmed five deaths, but the toll may rise. The GNFS rescue team extricated four people, who were later confirmed dead at the hospital. The police have taken over the investigation. The GNFS received a distress call at 6:49 a.m. and quickly dispatched a rescue team to the scene, where they found two bodies already covered and three casualties sent to the hospital.
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