Falling log crushes two students

Dakuadwom-Ahodwo (Ashanti Region) -- Two female students of the State Experimental Junior Secondary School at Nhyiaeso in Kumasi were killed instantly on Tuesday afternoon, when a long on a moving timber truck fell on them at a spot on the Dakuadwom-Ahodwo Round-About road.

They were named as Natasua Afram, 14, and Rejoice Appiah, 13, both JSS Two students. Their bodies were deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) mortuary for autopsy. The driver of the Man Diesel truck, AS 709 D, is helping the Asokwa Police in their investigations.

According to the police, the truck developed a mechanical fault while heading towards, the Ahodwo Round-About who were walking towards the Ahodwo Round-About during the afternoon break. They were smashed to death.