The family of one of the Asuboi accident victims say they have been able to trace the body of their relative, Bernard Kumi, who was a student of UEW.

According to them, Benard was traveling back to campus when the accident occurred on Sunday. The accident claimed the lives of nine and left many others injured.

According to father of the victim, Stephen Damoah Gyan, he received a call that one of his sons was involved in the accident and has passed away.

Mr. Damoah added that he has visited all the hospitals that received the dead bodies, but could not find that of his son.

"On arrival, we were told ten people had been confirmed dead, but we couldn't identify [Benard] among their mortal remains.

"They made referrals to different hospitals including the Koforidua Regional Hospital and other prominent hospitals, but we still couldn't find his body. We went to the Police and we were told to keep on searching," he said.

Also, a search party has visited the accident scene but no information about his son has been gathered. The Police also do not have any information about him.

Mr. Damoah is therefore calling on anyone who has information about his son to assist him.

The accident which occurred at Asuboi, a suburb of Suhum on the Accra-Kumasi highway, involved a Hyundai Universe commercial bus.

The incident happened after the bus they were traveling on from Sunyani to Accra crashed into a stationery articulated truck.

The driver of the bus with registration number AK 324-22 is reported to have failed to observe traffic regulations because he was allegedly sleeping.

A 40-footer truck loaded with wood fell onto the road due to the impact of the accident, killing eight persons instantly.

The Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, said the Police have launched investigations into the incident.

According to him, the bodies have been deposited at the Suhum Government Hospital morgue while the injured are receiving treatment at the same facility.

“On-the-spot investigations at the section of the accident spot at Asuboi on the Accra-Kumasi dual carriage road indicated that the driver of the said commercial bus failed to observe traffic ahead whilst he was allegedly sleeping.

“In the process, he crashed into a 40-footer container loaded with wood which fell partially on the road as a result of a previous accident. The passengers who sustained the injuries have been transported to the Suhum Government Hospital and are receiving treatment whilst the dead have been deposited at the Suhum Government Hospital morgue awaiting autopsy,” he told JoyNews in an interview.