About a week after an accident claimed the lives of 6 persons at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway, another accident has occurred at the same spot.
A sprinter bus heading towards Kasoa skidded into the Ayensu River in an attempt to overtake a leading vehicle.
This brings to 29 accident cases on the stretch since 2020.
According to DOII Kwesi Hughes, the Winneba Fire Service Commander, the sprinter bus with registration number GM 227-15 fell into the Ayensu River in an attempt by the driver to avoid a head-on collision after overtaking a leading vehicle.
The driver and his mate, who were the only occupants of the vehicle were rescued timely and the wrecked vehicle was later pulled from the rive.
Last week, a Yutong Bus which had transnational citizens collided with a tanker truck.
This resulted in the death of six persons.
Vehicular crashes along the stretch and particularly the notorious Okyereko stretch has become rampant.
Whilst some persons are citing spiritual reasons, the fire commander rather blames irresponsible and reckless driving behavior of drivers.
He has reiterated calls to put in place speed reduction measures to help mitigate the crashes.
Since 2020, a total of 29 accidents have occurred on the Gomoa Potsin-Winneba stretch alone accounting for 35 deaths and 309 injured victims.
These statistics represent just accident cases that required the assistance of the fire service’s rescue team, implying that the numbers will be even higher when those that did not require their rescue service are factored in.
The Winneba Municipal Fire Service has always been relied upon heavily for the rescue of accident victims entrapped in wrecked vehicles.
One major challenge rescuers from the outfit have always faced is poor illumination during such rescues.
To deal with that challenge, the Safety Officer of the Command, ADOII Bernard Halm has provided the outfit with some rechargeable flashlights to be mounted on the helmets of officers.
He tells Metro News that this will help improve visibility during rescue operations by officers.
By: Akwasi Addo | Metrotvonline.com | Ghana
