A private vehicle conveying three chiefs from Agyambra to Ellembelle has been set ablaze by unknown assailants.

The victims are, Nana Anokyi IV, Chief of Anokyi, Nana Akpanye Armo II, Chief of Awiaso, and Nana Blaychie, Chief of Ekpu in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region and the driver,  Kwame Mensah.Â

The tragic incident is said to have happened when the traditional rulers of Ellembelle together with their driver were returning to their residence after gracing a successful installation of a new chief of Agyambra, Nana Amenkyi Fabin V.

Narrating his ordeal, the driver of the vehicle, with registration number GR 2304-12, Kwame Mensah, told Ghana News Agency that a road block had been mounted around the rubber plantation at Agyambra en route Nyamebekyere popularly called 32.

In an attempt to clear his path, he got out of his car but was ganged up by a group of five men who emerged from the bush.

One of the men, he said, was holding a gallon of petrol and without any confrontation, poured the substance on the vehicle and set it ablaze.

The victims who managed to escape the incident sustained burns but have been rushed to the St. Martin De Porres Hospital at Eikwe in the Ellembelle District for treatment.

Meanwhile, the Ahanta-West Municipal Police Commander, DSP Valentine Akposu, has told the GNA that the Command has launched an investigation into the matter.

Source: The Independent Ghana