A bus registered GN 5580‑25, bound from Elubo to Garu Timpane, plunged into a ditch at Kwameprakrom on the Ayanfuri‑Dunkwa‑on‑Offin road around midnight on Thursday, November 12.
Witnesses say the vehicle lost control while negotiating a curve, and the driver may have fallen asleep behind the wheel, though the exact cause has not yet been confirmed.
Two children on board reportedly died at the scene. Passengers with minor injuries were taken to Dunkwa‑on‑Offin Municipal Hospital, where they received treatment and were later discharged.
Police and road safety officials have not yet released a formal statement on the circumstances that led to the crash, and investigations are ongoing.
The incident has sparked calls for better enforcement of driver rest regulations and improved road safety measures on the busy Ayanfuri‑Dunkwa route.
