A male nurse trainee, identified only as David, and seven other Ghanaian tomato traders have died in Burkina Faso’s town of Nobere, after a truck on which they were traveling got involved in a fatal accident Wednesday morning.
The gory accident occurred after one of the front tyres of their vehicle burst as they negotiated a curve in the town, sources said.
The truck was fully loaded with crates of tomatoes and was making a return journey from Burkina Faso, where Ghanaian traders mostly go to buy the commodity.
According to reports, the vehicle somersaulted several times in the process leading to the death of six of the occupants on the spot.
Two of the injured later died on the way whilst they were being transported to the hospital, bringing the total death toll to eight people, thus, six women and two men.
Others occupants of the vehicle, numbering about six, sustained various degrees of injuries and have since been admitted at the Paga District Health Centre and the Wa Memorial Hospital in Navrongo for medical attention.
Interment for the deceased nursing trainee, has been carried out by the family and the rest of the dead bodies have also been deposited at the Wa Memorial Hospital morgue for preservation.
Ghana|Atinkaonline.com| Senyalah Castro
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