It took the adept rescuers seven minutes to successfully assess the situation, reassure the casualties, extricate and evacuate the 5 trapped accident victims from the mangled Toyota Hiace vehicle.
Acvording to sources, rescuers got to the near fatal accident scene at Gomoa Bewadze near the Bewadze Fuel Service Station few minutes after dispatch after the distress accident call was received at the Winneba Fire Station at 11:24am on Saturday, March 26, 2022.
Four (4) out of the five (5) accident victims were rescued alive but were in critical conditions while the other one (1) was rescued lifeless from the mangled Toyota Hiace vehicle.
The four critically injured victims are now out of danger and responding well to treatment at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital while the body of the deceased has also been deposited at the morgue.
The Toyota Hiace vehicle with registration number CR 1288 – 12 which was transporting onions in sacks from Kasoa to Cape Coast got smashed at its near side affecting badly the T-Bone section by a Kia Rhino Truck with registration number, GB 4816 – 20 also loaded with teak poles heading towards Kasoa.
The Kia Rhino Truck suffered severe damage to its front bonnet as a result of the impact of the two (2) vehicles.
However, the driver of the affected Toyota Hiace vehicle and two (2) others on-board the affected Kia Rhino Truck (i.e. Driver and his Mate) who sustained some injuries were rescued to the Winneba hospital before the arrival of the Rescuers.
They have since been treated and discharged from the Winneba hospital.
Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to this near fatal accident.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
