Story: Vincent Adedze, Tamale
ONE person died on the spot and 13 others sustained various degrees of injury when the 33-seater Benz bus, on which they were travelling from Kumasi to Walewale, ran into a kerb near the Tamale Airport Junction and fell on its side in the process.
The body of the deceased, Sadia Yidabila, 15, has since been deposited at the Tamale Teaching Hospital morgue, while those who sustained injuries are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Northern Regional Police Command, Inspector Albert Johnson, told the Daily Graphic in Tamale that the driver of the bus lost control of the steering wheel as the bus approached the junction, and subsequently hit a kerb and fell in the middle of the road, killing a passenger instantly.
According to the PRO, the driver, Muntari Ali, is currently assisting the police in investigations.
In another incident, an articulated truck with registration number 11 JJ 35 BF knocked down a 30-year-old man at Savelugu last week. The truck was conveying some perishable items from Burkina Faso to the Tema Harbour when the incident occurred.
The victim, Ahmed Mohammed, sustained various degrees of head injuries and was rushed to the Savelugu District Hospital for treatment. The driver of the truck, Fidel Djeswende, 30, deaf and dumb, who hails from Burkina Faso, is currently in police custody and will soon be arraigned before court.
Commenting on the spate of road accidents in the Northern Region, Inspector Johnson stated that a survey conducted by the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service and the Public Affairs Unit of the Regional Police Command showed that 90 per cent of motorbike riders involved in accidents are road traffic offenders.
According to him, it was on record that 95 per cent of deaths resulting from motorbike accidents are attributed to fracture of the skull.
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