A tragic accident on the Assin Fosu–Kumasi highway has left two people dead and over 10 others injured after a church bus ran into a crowd participating in a street float at Assin Dansame on the night of 1st January.
According to reports, the incident occurred around 9 p.m. when a bus, branded with Methodist Wesley Church signage and carrying members of the Second Chance Ministry, returning from a 31st Night crossover service in Kumasi to Breman Asikuma in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Dostrict.
The deceased include a 21-year-old apprentice and a student of Sunyani Technical University. Both reportedly died on the spot. About Ten others sustained various degrees of injury and were rushed to different hospitals across the region for medical attention.
The accident sparked outrage among residents, with some enraged youth vandalizing the bus, leaving it completely destroyed before Police personnel were deployed to restore calm at the scene.
The Central North Regional MTTD Commander, ASP Wonder Lumor who confirmed the story siad, investigations have been launched to determine the cause of the crash.
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