One dead, four injured in head-on collision on Koforidua–Nyamekrom road

One person has died and at least four others have sustained injuries following a fatal head-on collision on the Koforidua–Nyamekrom road.

The accident, which occurred near the Jehovah’s Witness Church in Nyamekrom, involved an Opel Astra B taxi (registration number GS 4492-Z) and a Honda Civic (registration number GR 5529-22).

The injured victims were rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital in Koforidua for treatment.

Assemblyman for the Nyamekrom Electoral Area, Enoch Boahene, who narrowly escaped the crash while riding his motorcycle nearby, attributed the accident to reckless driving. He stated that the taxi driver was speeding and attempted a wrongful overtaking, which resulted in the head-on collision.

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