Seven people are feared dead with 51 others in critical conditions in an accident at Monkra near Kete Krachi in the Oti Region.

Reports indicate the accident involved a KIA Rhino truck which was conveying about 67 passengers including students of the Seventh Day Adventist School.

They were returning from the funeral of their headmaster, Mr Theophilus Yaw John at Osramani when the accident occurred.

Speaking in an interview with Adom News, a witness said the accident occurred when the driver attempted to pull his brake for a passenger to alight.

The dead bodies have been sent to the Kete-Krachi District mortuary with those in critical conditions receiving treatment in the same facility.

source;adomfmonline.com