Three (3) out of the five passengers who died in a gory crash near Suhum were indigenes of Akyem Tafo.
Five passengers died in a terrific accident at Omenako near Suhum on the Accra to Kumasi Highway.
The accident occurred July 7, 2021, at about 4:30am when the now-deceased driver name not yet known was driving Hyundai H100 mini bus with registration number ER 1335 – Z with passengers on board from Nkawkaw towards Accra direction.
On reaching a section of the road at Omenako near Suhum on the Kumasi-Accra highway, he overtook a vehicle ahead of him without observing traffic from the opposite direction and in the process crashed with a Man Diesel trailer truck with registration number GN 6885-20 driven by suspect Asam Musah, 46, loaded with unspecified quantities of Guinness crates from Accra direction.
Five passengers on board the Hyundai bus died on the spot including the driver for the Hyundai H100 whiles five passengers onboard the same Hyundai bus sustained injuries and were rushed to Suhum Government Hospital and admitted for treatment
Both accident vehicles have been towed away.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
