A sombre mood has engulfed Drobo, the capital of the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region following the tragic road crash that happened at Potrikrom on the Bechem-Kumasi Highway.

Sompa FM gathered that the crash happened between 1400hours and 1500hours when an Ambulance with Registration Number GV527-23 collided head-on with a Ford Transit bus with registration number GT6576-19.

Checks revealed that all the 15 occupants of the Ford transit bus who were traveling from Kumasi to Drobo perished in the crash.

Further checks revealed that Drobo St Mary’s Hospital Ambulance was also referring a patient (girl) from Drobo to the Kumasi Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, saying that five people including the driver were in the Ambulance.

They comprised a nurse, the patient, her mother and grandmother, she stated, saying that unfortunately the grandmother also died in the crash, with the four others in critical condition now.

during a visit, some of the residents expressed their deepest condolences to the bereaved families, describing the crash as calamitous.

Sompa FM learnt that all the victims were natives of the area with Koo-Nsia, Atuna, Kwampim and Droboyem, all farming communities being the worst affected.

Meanwhile, the news about the horrible crash had since spread like wildlife, as it remained the topical issue in Drobo Township.

The residents said they were shocked and baffled, yet to understand the mystery surrounding the crash.

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