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Eight young football players died after a bus fell into a river.
Eight players from one of the youth teams in Ghana died in a serious accident, Sports World Ghana reported, quoted by BGNES.
Sad Day for Ghana football.
— Sheikh Tophic Sienu 🇬ðŸ‡ðŸ’§ (@DeSheikh1) September 19, 2020
Eye witnesses say the driver blasted a front tire on the Offin Bridge and veered off into the Offin River. A rescue team intervened and was able to save some of the boys. This is how they rescued some of the boys. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ pic.twitter.com/C5PR4rA8O4
The driver of the bus on which the athletes were traveling lost control and the vehicle fell into a river. Locals rushed to the scene to provide first aid to the victims.
Six footballers perish as car lands in offinso River pic.twitter.com/CqRBvZkIUD
— REPORTGHANA.COM (@ReportghanaC) September 19, 2020
However, six young people died on the spot and two more later in hospital. Four others are in serious condition, doctors are fighting for their lives. Another 24 people are hospitalized, but their condition is not alarming.
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