A routine commercial journey turned tragic on Friday morning when a fatal road accident at Woadze, near Kpeve, claimed three lives and left seventeen others injured.
The victims were passengers aboard a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle, registration number GR 8231 C, which was traveling from Abotuase to Ningo in the Greater Accra Region.
The vehicle was transporting twenty people, including eleven men, five women, and four children, when the crash occurred along the Kpeve–Asikuma highway.
Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at the Peki Fire Station spearheaded a swift emergency response after receiving a distress call at 9:58 AM.
Upon arrival, rescue teams met a scene of severe wreckage, with multiple passengers trapped inside the mangled vehicle.
“Our team responded with the utmost urgency to extricate those trapped inside,” the GNFS Volta Regional Public Relations Officer stated. “Through careful and swift efforts, the rescue team successfully extricated seventeen victims from the wreckage, including thirteen adults and four children.”
Despite the successful rescue of the majority of the passengers, three adults—two men and one woman—succumbed to the impact of the crash and died at the scene.
A coordinated multi-agency effort followed, with the Ghana Police Service’s Kpando Divisional Command and teams from the Ghana Ambulance Service at Afadjato and Juapong arriving to assist. Emergency workers transported the injured survivors and conveyed the bodies of the deceased to the Kpando Government Hospital and Peki Government Hospital for medical treatment, preservation, and administrative procedures.
While authorities work to determine exactly what triggered the collision, the incident has prompted renewed warnings from emergency officials regarding motorist behavior.
“The exact cause of the accident remains under active investigation,” the GNFS PRO added. “However, we continue to strongly urge all motorists to strictly observe road safety regulations, maintain vigilance, and completely avoid excessive speeding to prevent such devastating losses on our highways.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
