Two schoolchildren from the Ben Kunadu SDA Basic School in the Asante Akyem Municipality of the Ashanti Region have been confirmed dead, while several others sustained injuries after their bus was involved in a fatal accident at Aseseeso, between Adukrom and Somanya.
The tragedy occurred when the bus, registered as GV 83-22 and belonging to Collins Senior High School in Asante Agogo, lost control while descending the Aseseeso hill. The vehicle reportedly somersaulted multiple times before landing on its side.
The students were en route to Akosombo for an excursion when the crash happened.
Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awatey, who was passing through the area, joined rescue efforts and helped transport some of the injured students to the Yilo Krobo Municipal Hospital in Somanya.
The total number of casualties remains unconfirmed, but some bodies have been recovered from the scene, while others are feared trapped under the wreckage.
Police, the Ghana National Fire Service, and the National Ambulance Service are at the scene, conducting rescue operations.
