A 207 Benz bus with a registration number Gs-2233-16 has been involved in an accident around 8am Thursday at Kumasi- Kejetia killing a woman instantly.
According to an eyewitness, Nana Osei, the driver, Emmanuel Ofori’s breaks failed and in an attempt to land the speeding bus in a gutter, he smashed the pedestrian trapping her to a tree.
He added that, the driver together with some of the bus passengers retained severe injuries but were forced out of the vehicle to save the woman was trapped to a tree.
“We saw the bus coming towards us with full speed. The driver had lost brakes. We tried to warn the deceased lady but it was late. The car hit her and pinned her to a tree. The Bus was covered with blood…” he said.
The deceased has been conveyed to the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
However, the injured passengers are receiving treatment at the KATH hospital; the driver has been detained at the Kumasi Central Police station pending investigations.
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