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One more person was killed in an accident involving some supporters of the opposition Democratic National Congress (NDC), bringing the death toll to seven.
The victim, Yussif Alhassan, 25, died shortly after being rushed to the Sekyedumase Government Hospital for treatment.
Six others died at the scene. They have been identified as Vampire Tayomi, 40, Kwabena Bolasson, 32, Isahaku Begpo, 43, and Ibrahim Muhammed, 30.
The rest are Suleman Dagomgba, 43, and Yussif Fusseini, 46.
Sources
The incident occurred in Frante on the Sekyedumase-Aframso highway on Saturday, just 24 hours after a similar incident occurred in the New Edubiase constituency.
The truck with the registration number AS 2145 G was transporting supporters of the main opposition party to a nearby town where standard bearer John Mahama is expected to address a gigantic rally as part of his campaign tour of the party stronghold. ruler.
Images obtained by dailymailgh.com show the vehicle overturned on one side of the road near the Aframso cemetery, while the victims, who include women, lie on the other side bleeding profusely in pain.
Emergency services were deployed to the scene as they race over time to rescue the deceased, some locals who rushed to the scene told dailymailgh.com.
“The wounded are in the Hospital of the Government of Ejura in treatment,” said a victim who did not want to be identified.
“It is feared that the death toll will rise, it is a terrible scene,” said the victim in a previous interview.
Confirmation
The Ashanti Regional Police Command also confirmed the news to dailymailgh.com. He said that five people died at the scene.
“Some are in critical condition. Our men are on the ground to take the deceased to the morgue, ”said Ashanti regional commander, Superintendent of the Motor Traffic Transportation Unit, Emmanuel Adu Boahene, in a previous interview with dailymailgh.com.
It is not clear what caused the accident. The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at St. Theresa Hospital in Nkoranza for autopsy.
Since then, NDC flag bearer John Mahama has visited surviving victims who are receiving treatment in separate hospitals.
Source: Daily Mail
