One dead, others injured as moving vehicle catches fire

SourceGNA

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One person has lost her life and others injured in an accident at Tadzewu Torkpokope stretch on the Akatsi-Dzodze road in the Volta Region.

The accident occurred near Wovenu Senior High School (SHS) on Friday at about 1700 hours.

The commercial Sprinter vehicle with registration number ER 849- 19 was completely burnt.

Victor Kale, an eye witness and a reporter for Kaleawo Fm, an Akatsi-based local radio station, told the Ghana News Agency that the vehicle was moving from Accra to Dzodze.

The back tyre burst, causing it to somersault severally leading to the death of a female passenger on the spot.

The driver of the vehicle (name withheld) who escaped unhurt, in an interaction, explained that 10 passengers were on board when the accident occurred.

The injured have been rushed to St.Anthony Hospital at Dzodze for further medical attention.

Police officers from Dzodze have since conveyed the body of the deceased to the St Anthony Hospital morgue for autopsy.

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