{"id":408260,"date":"2018-03-09T09:07:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T09:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=408260"},"modified":"2018-03-09T10:10:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T10:10:20","slug":"ashanti-region-six-killed-accident-near-ejura-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/ashanti-region-six-killed-accident-near-ejura-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti Region: Six killed in accident near Ejura"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six persons have been confirmed dead in an accident near Haomako village between Nyame Bekyere and Ejura in the Ejura\/Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n

An Opel Astra taxi cab with registration ER 4249-X, travelling from Techiman to Ejura with five passengers on board at about 8:30 am on Thursday, collided head on with a Rhino truck with registration ER 4612-X from Ejura towards Nkoranza.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”vJWEXBDKm04uLozmmmxa4C9EywXde4is”]According to Police, the driver of the taxi cab skidded off the road and entered the truck’s lane, colliding in the process.<\/p>\n

Five passengers on board the Opel Astra taxi cab died on the spot, while one person from the truck died after being rushed to the Ejura Government Hospital.<\/p>\n

The victims included two males, two females and two children.<\/p>\n

Ejura\/Sekyedumase District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Richardson Kumeko, who confirmed the accident to Citi News<\/strong> said the bodies were conveyed to Mampong hospital morgue for preservation, identification and autopsy.<\/p>\n

The country has recorded several fatal accidents in the country in just the first two months of the year 2018.<\/p>\n

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By: Hafiz Tijani\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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