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Driver recounts scary moments before Bono Manso's tragicaccident
A member of the driver of a luxury Kia Grandbird that caught fire on Friday night when he was with a trailer carrying a package of suspected liquor near Bono Manso on Techiman-Kintampo road in Bono East area , tells those stories. shortly before the dramatic conflict.
The accident killed five people,all of whom suffered burns,while many others were takento the Holy Family Hospital inTechiman. Police said three people in the car died while two people in the trailer also died.
The member identified only as Kofi who spoke to Adom News'Wiafe Akenten from his hospital bed said he was returning to Accra with his staff and passengers from Tamale. Hesaid there were about 41 people in the car when it left, to pick up another passenger inKintampo, bringing the number of people on board to 40. two.
He said that on the way, the driver and another driver in charge of the STC vehicle passed each other for a while. He said that at one point, the speeding bus stopped braking,and as they approached the STC bus, his master started honking his horn as the STC bus driver gave them a shout. chance to avoid hitting the car, but STC.the driver did not receive the signal that the Grandbird was in trouble and continued on his way.
Driver recounts scary moments before Bono Manso's tragicaccident
To avoid hitting the STC vehicle,the partner said his master had taken the opposite route,however, when the trailer came out of the front. He said his master tried to swerve between the two buses, but the driver's efforts failed when the bus collided with the trailer and rear-ended the STC bus.
According to Kofi, the driver of the trailer and another person in the trailer did not die, while his master trapped his legs under his train, some passengers tried to drive him away with fire and - burn wherethe fire is extinguished. The car. Kofi said they managed to free most of the passengers by breaking windows for their escape.
Andrews Oppong, Holy Family Hospital, Tachiman
Andrews Oppong, the shift manager when Adom News'Wiafe Akenten visited the hospital, said 18 people were admitted on Friday evening, 12 of them were treated and discharged. Six more serious injuries were admitted, whilethe driver of the Grandbird wassent to the theater because he had the worst injuries. Others,he said, had been burned in a car fire and were being treatedat the emergency room,describing their condition as stable. The victims said that their belongings, their bags and money were lost in the accident.
Mr Awudu Mumuni
An elderly man who was affected, Mr. Awudu Mumuni,said that he went to Tamale for a hospital appointment and was on his way to Accra. to say. It is not a contact that anyone would like to draw attention to.
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