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Christmas Tragedy: Bus Accident in Cape Coast Kills Three, Injures 23

Emergency services rescue trapped passengers as 23 are hospitalized and nine discharged after the tragic accident

Story Highlights
  • A bus traveling from Takoradi to Accra overturned near Aggrey Memorial School in Cape Coast
  • Three passengers lost their lives, while 23 sustained injuries and are receiving treatment
  • Emergency services swiftly rescued trapped passengers, with nine treated and discharged

Three lives were lost in a tragic bus accident near the Aggrey Memorial School in Cape Coast on Friday morning.

The bus, en route from Takoradi to Accra with registration number GW 6231-21, overturned at an intersection, trapping several passengers.

The accident, which occurred around 6:48 a.m., involved approximately 53 passengers. Emergency responders, including the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), police, and ambulance personnel, swiftly intervened to rescue the injured.

Twenty-three individuals with varying degrees of injuries are receiving treatment at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, while nine others were treated and discharged. Sadly, three passengers succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.

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