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Seven burnt to death in road accident
Seven people, including a child, were burnt to death when a taxi which they were traveling in from Kumbungu to Tamale collided head-on with another taxi from Tamale at Nabaane on Saturday.
Six others sustained various degrees of injury.
One of the taxis caught fire immediately after the collision on the Tamale-Kumbungu road and all its occupants were burnt to death.
According to police, the taxi caught fire when the gas cylinder in its boot exploded.
The bodies of the deceased have been released for burial according to Islamic customs and traditions, after they had been certified dead by a medical doctor.
The police could not provide the names of the deceased as their bodies had been burnt beyond recognition.
The accident is said to have occurred when the taxi from Kumbungu overtook a tipper truck on the road but collided with another taxi because the road was dusty and visibility was very poor.
The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Ebenezer Tetteh confirmed the accident and added that the driver and the five passengers on board the vehicle from Tamale had sustained injuries.
They were rushed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) where they are receiving treatment.
Meanwhile, some taxi drivers at the Kumbungu Lorry Station in Tamale, in an interview, said the taxi that caught fire used Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the gas cylinder which exploded.
They said although the Tamale-Kumbungu road was still under construction, there was the need for the contractor to fast-track the work to reduce the danger and the health risks posed by the road.
Meanwhile, personnel of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in Tamale have appealed to drivers plying the Tamale-Kumbungu road to be cautious and avoid speeding, since portions of that road were still under construction.
Source: Graphic Online
One of the taxis caught fire immediately after the collision on the Tamale-Kumbungu road and all its occupants were burnt to death.
According to police, the taxi caught fire when the gas cylinder in its boot exploded.
The bodies of the deceased have been released for burial according to Islamic customs and traditions, after they had been certified dead by a medical doctor.
The police could not provide the names of the deceased as their bodies had been burnt beyond recognition.
The accident is said to have occurred when the taxi from Kumbungu overtook a tipper truck on the road but collided with another taxi because the road was dusty and visibility was very poor.
The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Ebenezer Tetteh confirmed the accident and added that the driver and the five passengers on board the vehicle from Tamale had sustained injuries.
They were rushed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) where they are receiving treatment.
Meanwhile, some taxi drivers at the Kumbungu Lorry Station in Tamale, in an interview, said the taxi that caught fire used Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the gas cylinder which exploded.
They said although the Tamale-Kumbungu road was still under construction, there was the need for the contractor to fast-track the work to reduce the danger and the health risks posed by the road.
Meanwhile, personnel of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in Tamale have appealed to drivers plying the Tamale-Kumbungu road to be cautious and avoid speeding, since portions of that road were still under construction.
Source: Graphic Online
