One person has died while many mourners are critically injured in an accident at Assin Juaso in the Fosu Municipality of the Central Region.

They were traveling from Assin Brofoyedru towards Assin Fosu direction and the crash happened at Assin Juaso on Friday evening.

Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan revealed that the mourners were fully loaded in a Nissan Pickup with registration GT-7929-19 with some sitting in the bucket of the vehicle driving at top speed when returning from mortuary.

According to the wyewitness, almost all the Victim including the driver were drunk.

They say upon the vehicle reaching Assin Juaso School with top speed the driver attempted to overtake a motorcycle which made him lose control in the process resulting in a summersault.

Some of the occupants upon realizing the vehicle was about falling jumped from the vehicle leaving them seriously injured.

The driver of the vehicle died on the spot and the rest were rushed to the St.Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu for treatment.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Assin Fosu St.Xaviar Hospital Mortuary for autopsy and preservation.

Source: Kasapafmonline.com