Adiembra (Ash), Aug. 28, GNA- Five people died on the spot and 17 others received serious injuries, when the vehicle on which they were travelling on Wednesday ran into a valley near Adiembra on the Bibiani-Kumasi road on Wednesday.

The dead could not immediately be identified and the bodies have been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi for autopsy.

Briefing the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Adiembra on the accident, Police Chief Inspector Daniel Mensah-Kove, Officer in-charge of the Adiembra police station, said at about 10.30 am on Wednesday, the 33-seater Mercedes Benz bus, which was travelling from Bibiani to Kumasi, burst a front tyre near Adiembra.

He said the driver lost control of the bus and it veered off the road and plunged into the valley killing the five people instantly. Chief Inspector Mensah-Kove said the 17 others and the driver who sustained serious injuries were on admission at KATH.