THREE persons died and six others sustained various degrees of injury when a Kia Sportage vehicle veered off the road and knocked them down at Apedwa Junction on the Kumasi-Accra Highway last Tuesday.
The vehicle, which was being driven by one Joe Adu with two others on board, was travelling from Kumasi to Accra.
The dead have been identified as Perpetual Dede, 7; Michael Akualo, 8, and Kwame Asare, 9.
The injured are Irene Agyeiwaa, 8; Elizabeth Nyaho, 36; Abena Gyamfua, 36; Abena Esther, 35; Isaac Asare, 21, and Mary Akyere, 5. They are on admission at the Suhum and Kyebi Government hospitals and are said to be responding to treatment.
The Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) in the Eastern Region, Superintendent James Sarfo Peprah, told the Daily Graphic that the victims were by the side of the road at Apedwa Junction when they were knocked down by the vehicle.
He said Perpetual, Michael and Kwame had sustained severe injuries and were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Supt Peprah, who said the police were conducting investigations into the tragedy, appealed to drivers to adhere to the speed limit of not more than 50 kilometres per hour within towns and villages along the highways.
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