Eleven people have been seriously injured in a near fatal accident at Nankese, a community along the Koforidua to Suhum highway in the Eastern region.
Six of the injured persons who are in critical conditions have been referred to the Kofordua Regional Hospital while five (5) are on admission at the Suhum government hospital receiving emergency care.
The accident which involves three vehicles occurred around 3:30 pm Saturday.
An eyewitness said, two private cars were overtaking each other in what appeared to be “car racing game” from the Suhum direction to Koforidua when they crashed with an oncoming commercial vehicle with passengers onboard from Koforidua.
The national Ambulance service responded swiftly with two Ambulances, which was returning from standby duties from Koforidua and Asamankese.
An official with the Ambulance service confirmed that some of the passengers are in critical conditions while others are in stable condition.
The Suhum Police Commander, Superintendent J.K Owusu and his men have visited the scene to investigate the cause of the accident.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/Kojo Ansah