The Nissan Urvan in the drain sideway. INSET: The KIA Pride taxi cab at the accident scene.
OVER SEVENTEEN persons are reported to have sustained various degrees of injury in two separate accidents along the Tema General Hospital Road last Friday.
The two separate accidents occurred around the Seven and Eight Traffic Light where a Kia Pride taxi cab with registration number GR 661–11 initially had a head-on-collision with a Toyota Carina with registration number ER 1205 Y.
Five occupants including drivers of both vehicles were said to have sustain serious injuries and were receiving medical attention at the Tema General Hospital.
The second accident was said to have occurred when a Toyota Hiace commercial vehicle with registration number GT 4786-11 crashed into a Nissan Urvan bus with registration number GT 4203 –11 which had stopped for some passengers onboard to alight. The Toyota Hiace ran into it and pushed the vehicle into a drain with about 12 passengers sustaining serious injuries.
Some residents, according to an eyewitness, rushed to the scene, opposite the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Community 10 junction, where the first accident had occurred to rescue the passengers who were sent to the abovementioned hospital for treatment.
The driver of the Toyota Hiace bus, according to the police and rescuers, had fled into town, perhaps to save himself from any form of mob attack after reportedly running into the car.
No casualty was recorded as at the time of filing this report but some of the occupants were reported to be in critical condition with others responding to treatment.
The damaged vehicles were later towed to the Tema Regional MTTU Police Station for further investigations.
Superintendent Oduro Amening, Tema Regional Police Motor Traffic and Transport (MTTU) Commander who confirmed the accident toDAILY GUIDE said that the accident involved four vehicles namely Nissan Urvan bus, Toyota Hiace bus, Kia Pride and Toyota Carina with about 17 occupants.
He said the first accident involving two taxi cabs occurred at about 1:00 a.m. yesterday dawn believing that the accident might have happened as a result of one of the drivers sleeping whiles driving.
He charged road users to be cautious when driving adding that the command was working around the clock to sensitize road users on the need to drive safely and avoid over-speeding.
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