A speeding motorbike has run over a number of students of the Toase Senior High School who were jogging at dawn on Saturday, killing two in the process and injuring 10 others.
The incident turned the campus of the school in the Atwima Nwabiagya District in the Ashanti Region into a scene of mourning.
One of the victims, Master Bernard Adu, died instantly while the other victim, Master Adjei Kassim, died moments after being admitted to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
The deceased suffered multiple injuries in various parts of the body when the speeding motorbike, being ridden by one Ernest Yeboah, knocked them down.
A source at the KATH told the Daily Graphic that two of the 10 injured students whose conditions were very critical were currently on admission at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the KATH, while four others whose conditions were stable had been admitted to the accident ward.
Those on admission at the ICU have been identified as Masters Richard Osei Kwarteng and Godfred Aboagye.
Those on admission at the accidents ward of the KATH are Masters Godfred Amoako, Samuel Opoku, Appiah Kusi Asenso and Andrews Nti Asem.
The source said four others, Evans Amanfo Fredrick Boakye, Solomon Sakyi and Foster Ofori, who suffered minor injuries, were, however, treated and discharged.
The rider of the motorbike, who also sustained some injuries, is also on admission at the KATH.
A source from the school told the Daily Graphic that while jogging along the Kumasi-Bibiani highway as part of their training schedules, they spotted the speeding motorbike heading towards Kumasi, and, therefore, signalled it to slow down.
The source said the rider ignored their signal and speeded through the students, knocking down many of them, including the deceased and those on admission at the ICU of the KATH.
The police later confirmed the accident and told the Daily Graphic that they had initiated investigations into the circumstances leading to the tragic accident.
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