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Gas tanker falls on passenger car at Gomoa; many feared dead

Many are feared dead after a gas tanker fell on a passenger car at Osamkrom in the Gomoa Central District yesterday, 2 June

Many people are feared dead after a gas tanker fell on a passenger car at Osamkrom in the Gomoa Central District of the Central Region yesterday, 2 June.

According to reports, the gas tanker was travelling from Accra to Agona Swedru to offload and the passenger car was coming from Swedru, heading towards Winneba.

Witnesses said that, upon reaching Osamkrom prison junction, the passenger car fell into a ditch and then the gas tanker landed on it.

Attempts to rescue the trapped passengers took over four hours, with no immediate success.

Eyewitness say they heard passengers in the car screaming for help.

Officials of the Ghana National Fire Service are yet to disclose the total number of passengers who have died, as they are awaiting a towing car to lift the gas tanker at the time of filing this report.

The district chief executive for Gomoa Central, Benjamin Kojo Otoo, said that an ambulance has transported some of the casualties to hospitals and the local mortuary.

Also on the scene was the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison. She appealed to drivers always to drive with care as the country enters the rainy season.

Meanwhile personnel from the Fire Service are yet to lift the gas tanker from the ditch. Passengers have also been left stranded as the roads remain blocked.

Via
MyJoyOnline
Source
Adom News
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