20 die in motor accident near Techiman

Sunyani Nov. 9, (Solomon Naambir/credit Adu Simon) GNA - Tragedy struck Sunyani, the Brong Ahafo capital, when 20 residents returning from a funeral at Akuma in the Nkoranza South District perished in a motor accident at Wiaso, near Techiman on Saturday. Grief-stricken relatives could be seen wailing whilst other residents were seen in groups late Saturday and Sunday morning, discussing the tragedy.
Eighteen of the dead were on board a 207 Benz bus with registration number BA 6656 X and the other two being the driver and another occupant of a KIA truck with registration number AS 1726 V. All the dead were removed with the assistance of personnel of the Ghana Fire Service and some volunteers, who had to saw through the mangled vehicles to get the bodies, which were sent to the Holy Family hospital in Techiman.
Four survivors on board the bus were also sent to the hospital in critical conditions. The dead are yet to be identified.
An eye witness told the Ghana News Agency that the accident occurred when the KIA truck loaded with sawn timber and being pursued by a military task force crashed into the on-coming hired bus belonging to the Greater Grace Chapel in Sunyani. Most of the occupants of the bus were said to be members of a benevolent society of Nkoranza citizens based in Sunyani. Meanwhile an appeal has gone to the general public to come forward to identify the victims and collect the bodies. 9 Nov. 08