Five school children below the ages of 10 are have died after the school bus they were on involved in an accident on the Terchire – Adrobaa stretch in the Tano North district of the Bono Region.
The rickety Benz bus with registration number AW 6315-11 had 25 pupils from one DS Elite Academy when it slid of the road.
Eyewitnesses say the car somersaulted after sliding off the newly constructed road at a sharp curve.
Three of the pupils reportedly died on the spot whilst two gave up the ghost at the hospital shortly after. Four others are in critical condition whilst the others sustained various degrees of injury.
The deceased and injured were transported between the Adrobaa Health Centre and St. John’s Hospital at Duayaw Nkwanta whilst the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital received the four with the life threatening injuries upon referral.
A teacher, who spoke on the matter, indicated that in their 15 years of operation, such an incident has never been recorded by the school.
Other residents also explained the Adrobaa-Terchire newly constructed stretch is an accident-prone area, adding that about four fatal accidents have been recorded in the past weeks.
Source: Onuaonline.com|Ghana
