A road accident involving a Bank of Ghana (BoG) bullion van and a fuel
tanker has left one dead.
One of the victims of the accident who has been identified as the driver of
the tanker, Osman Zongo died shortly after the head-on collision which occurred
at Techiman-Kumasi road on Friday October 4.
Two other persons; the driver of the central bank of Ghana bullion van
identified as William Asare and an assistant of the Driver of the fuel tanker
identified only as Yussif, are also said to be in critical conditions. They have been airlifted from the Techiman
Holy Family hospital to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi.
It was learnt that fuel tanker had begun its journey from Tema and was
expected to offload in neighbouring Burkina Faso. Money retrieved from the
crash site is currently being kept at the Police Divisional Headquarters and
reportedly guarded by soldiers, Police and Bank of Ghana security officers.