One person is dead while several others have sustained critical injuries following a fatal road accident involving a Toyota Voxy on the sefwi Wiawso – Asawinso Highway in the Western North Region.
The accident occurred between 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Thursday on the stretch between communities 81 and 82.
According to eyewitnesses, the commercial Toyota Voxy had picked up eight passengers from Asawinso and was travelling to Anyanfuri when the driver attempted to swerve potholes on the highway.
“The driver tried to avoid a deep pothole but lost control of the vehicle. It veered off the road, somersaulted into the bush, crashed into a culvert and plunged into a nearby stream,” an eyewitness recounted.
A female passenger died instantly, while the driver and the seven other passengers sustained various degrees of injury.
“The impact was very severe. We rushed to the scene to rescue the victims before they were transported to the Asafo Government Hospital for treatment,” another eyewitness said.
Residents and motorists blamed the poor condition of the Wiawso Asawinso Highway for the crash.
“The potholes on this stretch have become death traps. We are appealing to the authorities to rehabilitate the road before more lives are lost,” a resident appealed.
