Three school children have died after a vehicle conveying them home from school collided head-on with an overtaking vehicle.
The accident occurred Tuesday (7 December) at about 4.30 pm when a Nissan Almera Taxi cab driven by suspect Atiemo Erasmus with registration number GS 5736-09 carrying twelve school children collided head-on with an unregistered Toyota Camry driven by suspect Penry Boahen, 24, who engaged in wrong overtaking upon reaching Mampong Akuapem from Akropong direction.
Confirming the accident to Asaase News, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh the Eastern Regional Police PRO said, “at about 16:30 hrs suspect driver Penry Boahen age 24 was driving Toyota Camry with a trade license plate number DV11 85C/22 from Akropong Akwapim towards Mampong Akwapim on reaching a section of the road at Akwapim without observing incoming vehicles from opposite directions collided with a taxi number GS 5736-09 driven by Atiemo Erasmus who was also driving on the Mampong Akwapim road with 12 pupils of an international school in the area.’’
The three deceased children have been identified as Jerry Quartey, Osten Kwaku and Albert Odame Sarfo, all seven years old.
“Both drivers also sustain some injuries and are receiving treatments at the Tetteh Quashie Hospital,” he added
Winifred Lartey
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