A school bus transporting 62 students, staff, and parents from Ben Kunadu SDA Basic School in Asante Akyem for an excursion to Akosombo has somersaulted.
According to reports the school bus somersaulted several times after the driver was descending a hill lost control on the Adukrom-Somanya highway in the Eastern Region, leaving two people a parent and a student dead on the spot.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awatey who happened to be passing by, joined the emergency response team at the scene and quickly made calls for additional support.
The Minister immediately postponed her attendance at a scheduled function and facilitated the swift evacuation of all students to the hospital.
She is currently with the students and staff at Somanya District Hospital, ensuring they receive medical care and providing emotional support to those traumatized by the tragic incident.
Meanwhile, the total number of casualties remains unconfirmed, but some bodies have been recovered from the scene.
The Police, the Ghana National Fire Service, and the National Ambulance Service are at the scene, conducting rescue operations.
Netizens reacting to the news wrote, “ This road hasn’t been made better despite the recent construction. We’ve made it beautiful but we didn’t reduce the risk it poses. This is the same road My dad and 8 others died because of 6 years ago.I really feel their pain”.
“That place be dangerous pass, all major highways must be on double lane on separate side..”, another stated.
An X user also claimed, “ Crazy. My workplace is just 3 minutes away from where this accident happened and we really need to question those who did this road. The curve really be dangerous”.
Watch the video below:
A school bus transporting 62 students, staff, and parents from Ben Kunadu SDA Basic School in Asante Akyem for an excursion to Akosombo somersaulted while descending a hill on the Adukrom-Somanya highway in the Eastern Region, leaving two people—a parent and a student—dead on the… pic.twitter.com/a1FPOBAdW4
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