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General News of Sunday, 24 August 2008

Source: JOY FM

Four die in Kasoa accident

Four people have been confirmed dead and several others injured in a fatal accident on the Accra-Kasoa road on Sunday.

The driver of a Benz bus with registration number GW 776S is reported to have run into a number of street hawkers when he attempted to dodge traffic jam.

DSP Kwesi Ofori Director of Public Relations of the Police confirmed the number of deaths in an interview with Joy news' Evans Mensah.

According to him, the injured, have been rushed to the Kasoa General Hospital for treatment, adding that investigations will be swiftly conducted to find out the real cause of the accident.

Meanwhile a police man who spoke with Joy news on anonymity said the driver of the Benz bus absconded after the hawkers attempted to lynch him.