Eleven (11) persons have been confirmed dead following a gory accident that occurred around 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Amanase, near Suhum, along the main Accra-Kumasi Highway.
The accident involved a fuel tanker with registration number GR 1300-16 and a Benz Sprinter bus registered GW 6510-23.
Preliminary investigations by the police have revealed that the driver of the fuel tanker veered off his lane into the path of the oncoming Sprinter bus.
According to the details, the driver was dozing off behind the wheel.
Two females and nine males died on the spot following the head-on collision.
Emergency personnel from the Suhum Fire Service and Police were quickly dispatched to the scene to mediate with the situation.
The Suhum Municipal Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, ADO1 Akonnor Opare Ohene Daniel, speaking with journalists, stated that the survivors are currently receiving treatment at the Suhum Government Hospital.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awatey, has reacted to the accident, describing it as unfortunate.
She is set to visit the Suhum Government Hospital to assess the situation.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
