Accident: 61 confirmed dead at Kintampo (updated)
The confirmed death toll in Wednesday night's accident at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo region has been put at sixty-one (61), the Medical Superintendent in charge of the hospital in the area, Dr Bismark Owusu Fosu has said.
Dr Fosu also confirmed that a total of 25 people were injured in the accident and were receiving treatment at various hospitals.
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He told Graphic Online's reporter Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah who visited the accident scene on Thursday that some of the injured persons have been transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
The accident happened around 8pm a few metres away from the Kintampo township on the way to Tamale and near the waterfalls.
It involved a Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus which was heading towards Northern Ghana and a cargo truck loaded with tomatoes.
Many passengers were trapped under the bus. The injured were taken to hospital for medical attention.
The accident resulted in a heavy vehicular traffic In the area as vehicles queued, waiting for the accident scene to be cleared.
The police said their initial investigations indicated the MMT bus had brake problems.
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The driver was said to have earlier detected the brake problem around Techiman, stopped to check on it but continued the journey until the brake completely failed a few meters after the Kintampo township.
He was said to have lost control over the vehicle whilst descending the steep in the Kintampo waterfalls area and crashed head on with a cargo truck loaded with tomatoes in a curve.
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