Five persons are said to be in critical condition, following an accident involving a Nissan pick-up on the Akatsi-Wute road in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region.
Eyewitnesses told the Ghana News Agency (GNA), a white pick-up was carrying mourners from the St. Paul’s Hospital morgue to Seglakope for a funeral on Saturday, when the incident occurred at Worwoenu Abotsigakope Junction.
The critically injured, four men and a woman, and others, who sustained minor injuries, were rushed to the Akatsi District Hospital by commercial vehicles.
A visit by the GNA to the accident scene, saw the pick-up in the bush with the number plates removed, suggesting it might have somersaulted several times.
Sources say the pick-up veered off the road, causing it to somersault severally before landing in the nearby bush.
Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr Joseph Atsu Dzineku, Akatsi District Police Commander, who confirmed the story, said his outfit was investigating the accident. – GNA