Ghana: Death toll rises to 8 in Sofoline crash; driver - TopicsExpress



          

Ghana: Death toll rises to 8 in Sofoline crash; driver arrested The death toll in a fatal accident at Sofoline, a suburb of Kumasi, Ashanti regional capital has risen to eight after five more died in the hospital, the Police have confirmed. Three died on the spot while another five are currently in critical condition at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Only one woman has been identified among the 8 dead. The accident happened at 10pm Wednesday night. It occurred after a DAF Container vehicle travelling from Abuakwa to Sunyani ran into a train of vechicles. The worst affected vechicle was a Nissan Urvan mini bus loaded with passengers, Luv FM’s Erastus Asare Donkor told myjoyonline The vehicles menacing weight mangled the Urvan bus full of men and women - letting off screams for help, of horror and of certain death. The Sofoline police managed to pull out some casualties who have been rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital in a city full of darkness as a result of a black-out. It was a scene of horror and shock with very disturbing images circulating on social media. The driver has claimed that a brake failure in his DAF Container vehicle with registration number GR 7413-12 caused the fatal accident. He has been arrested. Erastus reports that the police are considering a case of drunk driving.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:30:36 +0000

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