School bus falls into valley at Lake Bosomtwe; One student trapped, another missing - One cannot be located and another is still trapped under the vehicle.
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The Bosomtwe District Police Commander, ASP Isaac Obo-Takyi, told Graphic Online’s Felix A. Baidoo that the accident happened around 5pm on Monday and that the students and some tutors from the Afia Kobi Nursing Training School at Tafo Nhyiaeso in Kumasi were on their way to the Lake Bosomtwe Resort at Abono.
He said on reaching a section of the road, the driver of the school bus lost control and plunged the vehicle into the valley about 150 meters down.
ASP Obo-Takyi said the police with support from the Ashanti Regional Fire Service managed to rescue all others except one who cannot be located and another who was still trapped under the vehicle.
He said after several unsuccessful hours to recover the body from the valley, the rescue team left the scene after 10pm.
The plan is to get a heavy duty crane lift the vehicle from the spot before the trapped person could be removed.
