Four people, including three women and a one-year-old girl, lost their lives on Thursday afternoon when a fuel tanker crashed into traders and shoppers at the Asukawkaw market in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region. Eyewitness accounts reveal that the tragedy occurred after the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle, plowing into the busy market and creating chaos. Fourteen others sustained various degrees of injuries.
Mark Oduro, the Assembly Member for the Asukawkaw Electoral Area, described the incident as a “dark day” for the community, noting that the victims were engaged in their regular market activities when disaster struck. “The injured have been rushed to nearby health facilities for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased have been taken to the morgue at Worawora Government Hospital,” Mr. Oduro informed Citi News. He also appealed for the installation of speed bumps on the road to prevent similar accidents in the future. The police in the Katanga District have arrested the driver to assist with the investigation into the cause of the crash.
Source: Desmond Selase Aggor
