It was a heartbreaking moment as 16 members of the Obogu Saviour Church, who perished in a ghastly accident on the Juaso-Nkawkaw Highway, were laid to rest on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
The victims, mainly teenagers, were buried in a mass service at Obogu in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
They included ten females and six males.
Family members and friends, still in shock, wept uncontrollably as they paid their final respects.
Adom News’ Isaac Amoako, who was at the funeral, reported that residents are still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.
In an interview, the Obugumanhene Kyeidomhene, Nana Opoku Manu, revealed that nine females and six males were buried in a single grave, while another, a much younger victim, was laid to rest separately.
He added that the Traditional Council had performed cleansing rituals on Wednesday ahead of the burial.
Expressing concern over the increasing number of road accidents in Ghana, Nana Opoku Manu urged drivers to exercise caution and called on the government to prioritise the dualisation of major highways, particularly the Kumasi road.
The devastating crash occurred around 3 p.m. on Monday when a tyre on a fuel tanker heading toward Accra reportedly burst.
The tanker veered off its lane, colliding head-on with a Ford Transit bus carrying members of the Obogu Saviour Church Youth Ministry.
Eyewitness accounts indicate that the impact was so severe that many passengers died on the spot, while survivors were rushed to nearby hospitals for emergency treatment.
Source: Adomonline.com
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