Second Lady Samira Bawumia was involved in a road accident on Saturday, January 13, while traveling to the Ashanti Region, but escaped unhurt.
According to sources close to Samira Bawumia, who spoke to 3news.com, her car was not involved in the accident, which occurred at Ohene-Nkwanta near Nobewam, off the Kumasi-Accra highway.
The accident involved two other vehicles that were traveling behind her car.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirmed the accident in a statement on its Facebook page and said that it received a distress call at 1312 hours.
According to the statement, a rescue team arrived at the scene and found a collision involving a Toyota Land Cruiser (GC-9094-21), Toyota Land Cruiser (VR-2105-15), Mercedes Benz C180 (NR-1977-18), and a Benz Sprinter (GE-7256-14).
The statement said that the Mercedes Benz Sprinter and Benz C180 suffered significant damage to their engine compartments and windshields, while the rear of the Toyota Land Cruiser (GC-9094-21) was partially damaged, along with the Toyota Land Cruiser (VR-2105-15).
Eight victims, The National Fire Service said, suffered varying degrees of injury, and four of them had already been rescued by the public and taken to the hospital. Meanwhile, the GNFS is investigating the cause of the accident.
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