One person has been confirmed dead and four others injured in a road accident on the Koforidua–Nyamekrom road in the Eastern Region on Sunday.
The crash, which occurred near the Jehovah’s Witness Church at Nyamekrom, involved an Opel Astra B taxi (registration number GS 4492-Z) and a Honda Civic (registration number GR 5529-22).
Eyewitness and Assemblyman for the Nyamekrom Electoral Area, Enoch Boahene, who narrowly escaped the crash while riding his motorcycle, explained that the taxi driver was speeding and attempted a wrongful overtaking, resulting in a head-on collision.
The injured victims were rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital in Koforidua, where they are receiving treatment.