A bus transporting 30 pupils, a female teacher of Pentecost Preparatory School in Koforidua has been involved in a near-fatal accident Thursday morning.
Fortunately, only a few sustained injuries but all occupants of the bus were rushed to Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua.
The accident occurred at about 7:00 am while the school bus with registration number GN 7377Y aboard by the Victims was approaching the Oyoko roundabout from Oyoko Palace direction of the Koforidua to Tafo Highway.
According to eyewitnesses, the driver noticed something was wrong with the break and hence attempted to park on the shoulders of the road however the bus suddenly reversed, crashed and somersaulted into a ditch.
Residents in the area rushed to the scene to rescue the school children before the joint team of Police, Ghana National Fire Service and NADMO joined to help in the rescue operation.
The accident vehicle has been towed away.
Information gathered indicates that parents, Pastors of the church and management of the school have thronged the hospital to sympathize with their children.
Many have been discharged.
Looking at the nature of the accident, it is miracle that saved the children.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
