At least nine students of the University of Education Winneba, have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident in Asuboi, near Suhum on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.
Police says the accident involved a universe commercial bus and a stationary 40-footer-container loaded with wood
Preliminary investigations by the police suggests the accident might have been caused by the sleepy commercial bus driver.
Emergency crew, including Road Safety Management Service Limited, are on-site assisting to remove the vehicle from the road to pave way for traffic flow, police posted on Facebook.
The injured are currently receiving treatment at the Suhum government hospital while the dead have been deposited at the morgue of the hospital.
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WHERE IS THE MTTD ON THESE HIGHWAYS JUST AS IT DONE IN NORTH AMERICA IN TARGETING SPEEDERS AND GIVING THEM TICKET HEAVY FINES THAT HURT THE POCKET BOOKS TO STOP THESE UNNECCESSARY ACCIDENTS DEPLITING OUR HUMAN RESOURCES. THESE DAYS YOU CAN USE GPS TO LOCATE THESE SPEEDERS TO ALET CLOSEST POLICE MTTD UNIT TO GET THEM TO GIVE THEM HEAVY FINES THAT WILL BITE HARD IN THEIR POCKET BOOKS. TO PREVENT THESE ACCIDENTS. WE INSIST THAT DULISATION OF OUR ROADS WILL STOP THESE ACCIDENTS SO WHAT HAPPEN HERE. AGAIN MTTD SHOULD GET THE BLACK BOX FROM THIS VEHICLE JUST LIKE AEROPLANE BLACKBOX TO INVESTIGATE HOW MUCH SPEED THIS VEHICLE WAS GOING, AND WHAT HAPPEN MOMENTS TO THE ACCIDENT. IF MTTD HAS NO CAPACITY PLEASE REACHOUT TO CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, BRITAIN TO GAT EDUCATION HOW TO ANALYSE THIS BLACKBOX INFORMATION. TO CHARGE WHO WAS AT FAULT IN THIS ACCIDENT. ANALYSIS CAN EVEN BE DONE IF BOTH VEHICLE GOT BURNT.