15 Passengers Escape Death As Trotro Somersaults On Abuakwa-Bibiani Highway.

Some fifteen passengers have narrowly escaped death after a trotro vehicle they were travelling in somersaulted on the Abuakwa-Bibiani highway.

According to eyewitnesses, a speeding private car with registration number AS-9174-20 ran into the trotro car with registration number AS-4441-W, which was fully loaded with passengers.

The impact caused the trotro to overturn on the highway.

Eyewitnesses say residents around the area rushed to the scene and helped turn the vehicle back onto its tyres.

Luckily, no death was recorded, but passengers sustained various degrees of injuries.

One person, who reportedly sustained severe injuries to his spinal cord, was transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH, for further treatment, while the remaining injured persons were sent to the Abuakwa Polyclinic for treatment.

Police have since visited the scene and investigations are underway, while drivers are being cautioned to be careful on the highway to avoid such accidents.

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