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3 kids crashed in car accident at Aburi, one confirmed dead

The Toyota Corolla car without registration number crashed with a Nissan Amera taxi with registration number GR 4069-12.

The kids identified as  Prince Okata Ntow, 3, has however been confirmed dead while the two others, Richmond Amoako Okine, 4 and Ransford Baah, 5 sustained injuries and are being treated at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital.

The Toyota Corolla travelling from Koforidua to Accra without registration number crashed with a Nissan Amera taxi with registration number GR 4069-12.

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The Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command ASP Ebenezer Tetteh said  the "accident occurred about 5:10pm Thursday when the driver travelling from Koforidua to Accra on reaching a section of the road at Aburi ‘Y’ junction veered off its lane into the offside lane and crushed into a Nissan Amera taxi also with registration Number GR 4069-12."

He said the  driver who lost control of the steering wheel further went off the road into an abandoned filling station and knocked the three (3) children.

Meanwhile, the suspect, 24-year-old driver identified as Mendy Agyekum Boateng has reported himself to the Police and has been detained and the car impounded.

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