An abandoned mini commercial bus on the Sawla-Tuna highway has claimed the lives of a father and his 10-year-old son at Saguri Sakpari in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah Region.
The duo, who perished on the spot, were reportedly returning to Kalba, a suburb of the district, at night when their vehicle crashed into the abandoned accident bus.
Their bodies have since been buried by their family members in Kalba.
The mini bus had been involved in a fatal accident two weeks prior, colliding head-on with an Accra-Wa bound OA bus.
That crash resulted in the deaths of five passengers in the mini bus, including the driver and his mate. While the OA bus was towed away, the mini bus remained at the scene, leading to this latest tragedy.
Checks by Myjoyonline in the community revealed that police personnel, stationed at a nearby checkpoint and present at the initial accident scene, failed to ensure the removal of the mini bus to prevent further casualties.
Some road users expressed their frustration and disappointment over the authorities’ inaction.
“To me, these ordeals are very much preventable, but we are allowed to face them because somebody somewhere is sleeping over his or her job. Just imagine, the day of the first accident, I saw the police here, and since then, nothing and this man and his son came and died justike that. So, where are the police men? “Issifu Kipo inquired.
For Debla Stephen, “It’s about much I do. How many people do the police or the car owner want to sacrifice here before they tow this car away. I need the Savannah Regional police commander to act now to save more souls, “he appealed.
As of the time of filing this report, the abandoned vehicle was still on the road, posing a continuous danger to motorists.
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