Sunday, 5 April 2015

Kumasi-Mampong road accident, 8 SDA members confirm dead.


 ghastly accident that occurred on the Kumasi-Mampong road at about 4:00pm on
Saturday, as members of the Meduma North Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA),where returning from church programme part of activities to mark Easter celebrations.

The accident occurred at Tano Odumase in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region.

The Agona Police District Commander, Francis Kwesi Asante, said the church members were in a convoy of three vehicles including a taxi when the accident occurred.

At some point of the journey, the taxi attempted to overtake the two vehicles-the sprinter and the Mazda- but was faced with the fatal possibility of a head-on collision with an oncoming truck.

The driver of the sprinter vehicle which was leading the convoy, inan attempt to save the situation had to quickly apply his brakes toallow the taxi to maneuver.

In his attempt, the Madza vehicle which was trailing bumped into the sprinter and both vehicles veered off the road and fell into a ditch.

About 8 of The accident victims were confirm dead ... while other were rush to hospital and now receiving treatment.


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