Four more accident victims in critical condition have also been sent to the Tamale Teaching Hospital for additional care. Approximately eighteen (18) victims of the Kintampo accident have been treated and charged.
Early on Independence Day, about 25 people were rushed to the Kintampo Municipal Hospital; 6 of them were deemed critically unstable and were being prepared for referral to more sophisticated hospitals for treatment. However, the problem with the lack of beds contributed to the delay in referring them. Following the intervention of the human resource manager at the Bono East Regional Health Directorate, the referral of the four on Monday night was successful.
Four more accident victims in critical condition have also been sent to the Tamale Teaching Hospital for additional care. Approximately eighteen (18) victims of the Kintampo accident have been treated and charged.
According to a report filed by MyNewsGh.com, the remaining three are in stable condition, according to health staff at the facility, who spoke with the portal.
Seven (7) of the twenty-three (923), identified dead bodies are currently being prepared for burial in Kintampo.
The Articulated truck driver, the driver of the Grandbird Bus, and their companion are currently assisting the Kintampo Divisional Police Command with their investigations.
Late on Sunday night, a fatal accident occurred, leaving about 25 people with various degrees of injuries and taking 23 lives.
On the Kintampo Tamale Highway between Kintampo and Babato Kumah, an accident involving a Grandbird bus with the registration number As463522 and an Articulator truck with the registration number GW1127P happened around 11:45 p.m.
According to the police’s preliminary investigations and some victims, the Grandbird Bus, which had 52 passengers on board, was traveling from Yendi in the Northern region to Kumasi, while the articulated truck carrying floor tiles was traveling in the opposite direction, towards Tamale.
