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Madam Hamidu Barikisu, a midwife with the Tumu Government Hospital, met her untimely death while two others were injured when a Toyota Hilux pickup collided with two motorbikes in Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality.

The Ghana Police Service confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency in Tumu on Saturday in an interview.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kumpe Gbele, the Municipal commander of Police, said at about 2130 hours on Thursday, February 17, Mahamud Munkaila, driver of the Toyota Hilux Pick-up was moving from Bolgatanga station junction towards Tumu hospital junction when it collided with the two motorbikes.

The victims, Madam Hamidu Barikisu, Miss Gifty Yaayin and Miss Sumaila Amina, were rushed to the Tumu Government hospital but Madam Hamidu Barikisu was pronounced dead on arrival.

Further checks at the hospital revealed that Gifty Yaayin was receiving treatment at the Tumu government hospital while Miss Sumaila Amina, who sustained severe injuries, had been transferred to the Wa regional hospital.

The remains of the deceased had since been sent to her hometown, Nyemeti for burial.

Mr Mohammed Sukparu, the Member of Parliament for the Sissala West Constituency, who was in the constituency at the time of the accident, rushed to the aid of the affected persons and later offered financial support.

He cautioned pedestrians and road users to abide by road rules and regulations to avoid needless deaths.

An eyewitness, who spoke to the GNA, blamed the accident on careless driving, explaining that the Toyota pickup vehicle ran into the victims, thereby crashing them into a gutter near an intersection.

The driver, Mr Mahamud Munkaila, the Police said, was in custody assisting in investigations.