The Ghana Police Service has attributed the fatal road crash on the Kumasi-Accra road on Sunday evening to careless driving.

According to the police, the driver of the Cargo Truck, which was Accra bound, drove with negligence.

The police situational report stated that on Sunday, October 3, about 10:50 pm, suspect driver Bayiblisi Madewe, 38, was in charge DAF XF truck with registration No. AC 179- 21 loaded with about 600 bags of fresh pepper from Kumasi to Accra.

Upon reaching a section of the road at Ohene Nkwanta in a sharp curve on the Konongo- Kumasi highway, “he was driving without due care and attention and, as a result, ran into the rear portion of Man diesel articulator truck No. GW 3569- 13 driven by lddrisu Seidu which was ahead of him on the same direction and in the process veered off into the opposite lane and subsequently crashed into the offside portion of an oncoming OA Hyundai commercial bus No. GT 5597-19 driven by Kyere James with passengers on board from Accra towards WA.”

A total of 13 people have been confirmed dead, whereas 11 have sustained various degrees of injuries.

The police indicated that the deceased consisted of nine males and four females.

“Body of deceased were photographed, removed and deposited at Steward hospital morgue, Yawkwei for identification and autopsy. Accident vehicles were removed from the scene of the accident to a safer place for testing. No.48757 G/Cpl Ofori Amanfo incharge case,” the report added.