Story: Tim Dzamboe, Ho
In less than a week, another fatal accident had occurred almost at the same spot at Salo near Agortoe on the Anloga-Accra road in the Volta Region killing five persons, four on the spot and one died later at the hospital.
The dead were among seven persons from the same family traveling in a Mitsubishi pick up with registration number GV 4929 C and were from Ashiaman to Alakple in the Keta district for a funeral when the accident occurred
They are the driver of the vehicle, Ben Vordzogbe, 48, and the wife 48, and siblings Brown Kobla Vordzogbe, 45, and Atsu , 43. Agnes Salome Vordzogbe was said to have died later in the theatre of the Keta Government Hospital.
According to the Volta Regional police public relations officer,Mr Joy Afagbedzi, on reaching a spot between Agortoe and Salo, it was alleged that the off side tyre got burst causing the driver to lose control and veered off the road, somersaulted and finally landed in the bush.
He said two injured persons who survived the accident were responding to treatment at the Keta Government Hospital while the dead bodies had been deposited at the Sogakope hospital.
It will be recalled that a similar accident occurred in the same area involving Mercedenz 207 benz bus in which three persons died on the spot and one later at the Keta Government Hospital.
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