An unfortunate incident unfolded in the Eastern Region when two cousins tragically lost their lives in a tipper truck accident on the Oterkporlu Odumase stretch.
The incident occurred when the victims, Wisdom Gbli Horla, 24, a final-year Computer Science student at the University of Ghana, and his cousin Benedict Gbli, were on their way to a volleyball game at Odumase.
The deceased were both active players of the Blockbusters Volleyball Team based in Asesewa, Eastern Region.
Reports indicate that on Sunday, the two opted to use their motorcycle instead of joining the team bus, which had been provided for the entire team.
The unfortunate incident occurred while the two, in an attempt to overtake a pickup truck moving ahead of them, veered off their lane right at a section of the road at Ayemersu into the lane of an oncoming tipper truck descending from the direction of the Odugblase limestone mines.
The driver of the limestone-hauling tipper truck with registration number GS 521-23, however, could not swerve them due to the load in his truck and the curvy nature of the road in the mountainous enclave, crushing them instantly.
Personnel from the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Odumase Police Command swiftly moved to the scene to assist in controlling traffic on the stretch and helped convey the remains of the victims to the St. Martin de Porres Hospital mortuary for autopsy and preservation.
Meanwhile, the Odumase Police Command has begun investigations into the death of the two young men.
