A six-year-old girl has died after sustaining critical injuries in Thursday’s road crash involving a school bus and a tipper truck at Airport Junction on the Accra Mall–Dzorwulu stretch.
The child passed away at about 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, while receiving treatment at the Police Hospital, according to Citi News. She reportedly suffered severe injuries in the collision.
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The accident occurred around 2:00 p.m. when a tipper truck, with registration number GN 9673-25, crashed into a school bus belonging to Ask God Preparatory School in Ashaiman.
Assistant Divisional Officer I (ADO I) King Alex Nartey of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) said the other injured children are receiving medical treatment at various health facilities.
Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service and the National Ambulance Service responded to the scene, rescuing the victims before transporting them to hospitals for treatment.
Police are expected to continue investigations to determine the cause of the fatal collision.
