Eleven people have been confirmed dead in a gory accident involving a fuel tanker and a sprinter bus, while several others sustained injuries at Amanase, near Suhum, along the Accra-Kumasi Highway
Reports indicate that the accident occurred within the early hours of Tuesday, April 22, when the driver of the fuel tanker, registered GR 1300-16, dozed off, and as a result, veered off his lane, colliding with the oncoming sprinter bus, registered GW 6510-23.
The fuel tanker was headed to Accra while the Sprinter bus was en route to Kumasi. The collision instantly led to the deaths of two females and nine male adults, while others, including children, sustained severe injuries, according to Citinews.
Emergency personnel from the Suhum Fire Service and Police were quickly dispatched to the scene, where they assisted in rescuing some victims and managing the traffic along the stretch.
Confirming the incident, the Suhum Municipal Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, ADO1 Akonnor Opare Ohene Daniel, told journalists that the survivors are currently receiving treatment at the Suhum Government Hospital.
Meanwhile, the injured are receiving treatment at the Suhum Government Hospital, while the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the mortuary.
Reports from the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) show that a total of 3,674 road traffic crashes were reported from January to March 2025. These crashes involved 6,143 vehicles of all categories (Private, Commercial, Motorbikes/Cycles, etc.), and 5,039 casualties (752 fatalities/deaths and 4,287 injuries).
The cases reported, vehicles involved, persons killed, persons injured, and pedestrian knockdowns all increased by 7.9%, 6.1%, 23.5%, 12.1%, and 13.4%, respectively, from January to March 2025 compared to the same period of 2024.
These statistics are alarming and call for further caution and action to drivers as well as institutions that have been set up for managing road safety interventions in Ghana in terms of policies, long-term plans, regional and organizational representations, such as the police, Motor Traffic And Transport Department (MTTD), the NRSA, and other stakeholders.
