A horrific accident that occurred around 8 am today on the Assin Nuanua-Twifo Praso road has claimed the lives of a 35-year-old farmer and his seven-year-old son.
The wife, Rita Nti, 32, sustained severe injuries and remains in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital in Assin Fosu.
The family of three, Samuel Nti (Father), Rita Nti (Mother,) and Ivan Kojo Obeng (Son), were traveling on a Royal Motorbike to their farm when an overspeeding Toyota Hilux pickup with registration number GW-4541-22, driven by 40-year-old Ebenezer Bentum with one occupant onboard, collided with them head-on.
They were rushed to the hospital for medical attention, but the father and son died while receiving treatment.
Eyewitnesses say the Toyota Hilux pickup was traveling from Twifo Praso towards Assin Fosu direction while the Royal Motorbike was traveling from Assin Adiembra direction towards Nuanua direction.
A team of Police officers from the Central North Regional MTTD Command in Assin Fosu, led by ASP Wonder Lumor, upon hearing the information rushed to the scene to convey the damaged vehicle and the motorbike to the police station and cleared the road to ensure smooth flow of vehicular movement.
The driver, Ebenezer Bentum, is currently in police custody, assisting in the investigation.
By Bismark Mensah@A/R.