Thirty five passengers whose bodies were burnt beyond recognition in the last Friday tragic accident on the Kintampo-Techiman highway, have been given mass burial at the Jema Cemetery in the Kintampo South municipality, on Saturday.
The
bodies of 20 victims, who perished in the fatal accident were awaiting
identification at the Jema Hospital mortuary and collection, by their families
for burial.
The
District Chief Executive for Kintampo South, Mr Alexander Gyan, told
journalists that the decision for the mass burial was taken after a stakeholder
meeting between him and his counterpart from Garu-Tempane, Mr Emmanuel Asore Avoka.
The
DCE for Garu-Tempane, Mr Avoka, said the accident was very unfortunate, adding
that the people of Garu-Tempane district were in the state of mourning as a majority
of the victims were from the area.
He
commiserated with the bereaved families and assured them of government’s
support towards the burial of their dead.
Mr
Avoka, however, cautioned drivers, especially those travelling long journeys,
to have spare drivers in order to avoid accident on the highways.
Meanwhile,
30 out of 40 accident victims, who were receiving treatment at the hospital
have been discharged.
Dr Prince Kwabena
Tabiri, medical doctor in charge of the Jema Government Hospital told the Ghanaian
Times that four other victims, who needed special treatment were referred
to the Duayaw Nkwanta, Techiman Holy Family and Wenchi Methodist Hospitals.
He said six patients,
who were in stable condition, would soon be discharged.
A terrible accident
involving two buses on the Kintampo-Techiman highway last Friday dawn had
resulted in the death of more than 70 passengers in the Bono-East Region.
The Ghanaian
Times gathered that the accident, which occurred at Amoma-Nkwanta near
Kintampo, was due to a head-on collision between an ANKAI VVIP bus with
registration number GT 3916-17 with passengers on board from Accra to
Bolgatanga and a Kia Grand Bird bus with registration number GT 5694-18 also
with passengers, travelling from Garu in the Upper-East Region to Kumasi in the
Ashanti Region.
The VVIP bus was
being driven by Alexander Amoako Gyan, 54 years, now deceased.
The Kintampo
Municipal Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Antwi Gyau,
who confirmed the accident to the Ghanaian Times, said the Kia Grand Bird
caught fire and some of the trapped passengers were burnt beyond recognition.
He could not confirm the number of passengers, who perished, but said the death toll could rise due to the severity of the accident as most of the accident victims, who survived were in critical conditions receiving treatment at both Techiman and Jema Government Hospital.
FROM DANIEL DZIRASAH, JEMA
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