Two passengers are severely injured, while 55 others have sustained various degrees of injury in a multiple-vehicle accident at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa to Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region.
The accident involved a Yutong bus with the registration number As- 850-21, an articulated truck with a foreign registration number 349 HF 01 and a Honda CR-V with the registration number GW- 970-20.
Passengers on the Yutong bus were said to be travelling from Ho to Cote d’Ivoire.
According to the driver of the Honda CR-V, James Nii Ayi, the articulated truck was overtaking another articulated truck which resulted in the accident.
The Yutong bus hit the backside of the Honda CR-V car after the driver slowed down to avoid a collision.
One person in the Honda car and another in the bus sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital for treatment.
The other injured passengers are receiving treatment at the same health facility.
Police have commenced an investigation into the accident.
