East Legon Accident: Victims receiving treatment at University of Ghana Medical Centre

3news can confirm that surviving victims of the fatal accident that occurred at East Legon in Accra are receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC).

This was disclosed by eyewitnesses to the accident which occurred at about 4:00pm on October 12.

A visit to the UGMC revealed that one of the surviving victims has been discharged. The others are also said not be in critical conditions.

Tv3’s Joseph Armstrong Gold-Alorgbey reports that the police have declined to comment on the incident.

It would be recalled that two vehicles have were burnt to ashes at East Legon following a crash.

Assistant Division Officer One (ADO1) of the Ghana National Fire Service, Alex King Nartey confirmed the incident to TV3 in an interview.

According to him, a head on collision between an Acura 4×4 vehicle and a Jaguar vehicle caused one of the vehicles to hit a wooden electric pole causing the electric wires to fall on the vehicles which sparked the fire.

Two occupants in the Acura vehicles were trapped due to the collision and ended up being burnt beyond recognition.

The driver of the Acura vehicle has been transported to the hospital for treatment as well as two occupants of the Jaguar vehicle who survived the accident.

According to videos shared by the Ghana Fire Service on Facebook, a burning electric pole sparked the fire which led to both vehicles being caught with fire.

As of the time of reporting the story, personnel of the GNFS were at the scene of the incident trying to evacuate the dead bodies from the destroyed vehicles.

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