Atwedie (Ash), June 12, GNA - A head-on collision between a Sunyani bound OA bus and an articulated truck loaded with teak in the early hours of Thursday at Atwedie near Asankare in the Asante Akim South District, claimed eight lives with many others sustaining various degrees of injuries.

While four persons died on the spot, four others died later at the Juaso District Hospital where they were rushed for treatment. The dead comprised six males and two females who were all on board the bus with the registration number AF909Y.

The deceased were yet to be identified.

Mrs. Margaret Gyamfi a passenger and an eye witness told the Ghana News Agency (GNA), that the bus on reaching the outskirt of Atwedie around 12.30 am, spotted the truck which was coming from the opposite direction occupying the lane of the bus.

She said since it was too close the bus driver could not save the situation and collided with the truck killing four persons on the spot. Superintendent Francis Oppong, District Police Commander, who confirmed the accident, expressed concern about the high rate of accidents in the area, saying 17 lives had been lost between Juaso and Adansi in the last three months through road accidents. He advised drivers to slow down wherever they reach that spot to avoid any further accidents.