{"id":37970,"date":"2022-04-25T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=37970"},"modified":"2022-04-25T14:00:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:00:14","slug":"accidents-drivers-consume-wee-toffee-to-aid-them-drive-for-long-hours-fire-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=37970","title":{"rendered":"Accidents: Drivers consume &#8216;wee toffee&#8217; to aid them drive for long hours \u2014 Fire Commander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Winneba Municipal Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has revealed that some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulse.com.gh\/news\/local\/accident-on-accra-tema-motorway-claims-5-lives-15-injured\/h9wfpv0\">commercial drivers<\/a>\u00a0consume substances in their bodies to aid them to drive for long hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/wVfktkpTURBXy9hNWZmMDQ5Y2Q1NmZmYzFmZjk0NTcyNDg5OTg3M2FjMC5qcGeSlQMAzKHNBNnNArqTBc0DFs0Brg\" alt=\"Accident\" title=\"Accident\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Accident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His reactions come after 46 persons got injured in two separate accidents on the Kasoa-Cape Coast highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 20 passengers are in critical condition, while 26 other persons are injured and receiving treatment at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital in two separate accidents on the Kasoa-Cape Coast highway over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first accident happened at Gomoa Mpota while the second happened at Gomoa Mankessim in the Central region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three vehicles involved in the first accident were a Sprinter Benz bus, a KIA Rhino, and a DAF Trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOIII Kwesi Hughes revealed that the Kia Rhino tried to overtake the Sprinter bus but smashed into its side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It eventually collided with the DAF Trailer coming heading towards Cape Coast from Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight passengers who had been trapped in the bus were rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second accident involves a Sprinter Benz Bus with the registration number GN-2572-10 from Cape Coast to Accra burst its tyre and somersaulted in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impact of the crash left many in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOIII Kwesi Hughes speaking on the accidents on Sunrise FM on Monday, April 25, 2022, said &#8220;the drivers of this sprinter busses take in substance which is an abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;So their blood is hot. 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