At least one person is presumed dead, and 23 others have been injured in an accident involving a Sprinter bus transporting passengers to a funeral in Sefwi Afere, near Juaboso in the Western North Region.
Earlier on May 20, the Sprinter with registration number ER 1993-13 allegedly drove off the road, entered a nearby shrub, and burst one of its tyres.
The accident happened on the Bodi-Juaboso road while a group of families, friends, and sympathisers of a bereaved family from Aboaboso in the Bodi area were driving to Sefwi Afere for a funeral ceremony for a deceased relative.
A young lady died in the collision, according to eyewitnesses.
Adama Francis, the unit committee chairman for Sefwi Afere, verified the incident to Citi News.
He also confirmed that there are frequent accidents involving smaller cars on the route.
As a result, he warned drivers to be cautious on the road.
“Accidents mostly occur, but it does not involve big vehicles. Most of the accidents that occur here involve taxis and tricycles. This is a serious accident, we all have to be careful when driving on the roads,” Adama Francis advised.
