2 killed in road crash at Tech-Oforikrom Junction

Two people were killed in an accident at an intersection at the Opoku Transport Company on the Tech-Oforikrom stretch of the Kumasi-Accra Highway.
The accident, which occurred at 4:30 am on Tuesday, involved a Ford transit ‘trotro’ bus and an OA-branded commercial bus at the junction.
The driver and conductor (mate) of the vehicle were killed in the crash.
Several injuries were also recorded on the fully loaded OA bus.
Eyewitnesses suggested that the trotro driver was speeding and crashed into the side of the OA bus while negotiating a curve.
The non-functional traffic lights at the intersection were believed to have been a major contributing factor to the accident.
The incident caused temporary delay on the busy road until the intervention of emergency services.
FROM KINGSLEY E. HOPE, KUMASI