Six footballers have died in an accident in Offinso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on Saturday, September 19th.
Four players are said to have been injured as well and in serious conditions.
The young players aged between 12 and 15 were returning from Afrancho to Offinso after undergoing colts division registration when the accident occurred.
Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department commander, DSP Edmund Nyamekye commenting on the accident said, the driver of the vehicle lost control and landed in the Offin River.
He said apart from the four who are in critical condition and have been transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, the remaining 26 are responding to medical treatment at the Offinso St. Patrick Hospital.
Meanwhile, the identity of the victims are yet to be disclosed.
