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Six people died, five of them on the spot, in a pileup involving four vehicles at Alesikpe, near the Customs Excise and Preventive Service checkpoint at Dabala junction on the Accra-Aflao road.Police sources said the dead were Togbe Kporsu III, chief of Dzelukope, Confidence Kafui Sedziafa, a lady teacher and relative of the chief and Reverend Hortor, pastor of Evangelical Presbyterian Church at Nsawam.The others were Yaw Agbenyega, Michael Yaw Mankattah and Godwin Sammah both citizens of Dabala.Six other persons, seriously injured, were on admission at the Sogakope District Hospital and an unknown number of persons were also sent to other health facilities.Chief Superintendent of Police Mr. Steven D Anyan, in charge of Tongu Divisional Police, told GNA that the accident occurred at about 1120 hours on Monday.He said the vehicles involved in the accident were articulated truck, with registration number GT 4295 V, loaded with cement, Hyundai minibus with registration number GW4471 Y, Opel cadet private car, with registration number GR6252 A and Datsun pickup, with registration number GT417 D all traveling from Accra towards Aflao.He said initial report received by the police indicated that Agbenyega who was driving the opel private car lost control of his vehicle while being overtaken by a Toyota Land Cruiser and crashed into the articulated truck.Mr. Anyan said the mini bus and pickup close on the heels of the opel cadet then crashed into the cadet and articulated truck one after the other.He said the Chief, teacher and the pastor were on the minibus.Mr. Anyan said police were still investigating circumstances leading to the accident.Source: GNA
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