From Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga
Three people, including a three-month-old baby, died when a vehicle they were travelling in had an accident on the Bawku-Bolgatanga road last Monday.
According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kweku Bempah, who is in charge of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit of the Ghana Police Service in the Upper East Region, the accident occurred in a town called Tilli at about 12:30 p.m..
DSP Bempah, who withheld the names of the victims, said the accident could be as a result of a tyre burst.
He said the victims were travelling to Accra when the incident occurred.
He identified the victims as a National Security Personnel, a female who is a prison officer and the baby girl.
According to the police, the vehicle, a Ford Everest, with registration number GW 2800 X, was being driven by a military man and it is believed they were returning from a family gathering in Bawku.
The driver is said to have sustained an injury in the hand while two others whose condition are said to be critical have been dispatched to Accra for further treatment.
The National Security operative who died on the spot was buried last Tuesday at Pusiga in line with Islamic beliefs.
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