5 dead, over 14 injured in gory Obuasi accident

Five people have reportedly died, and 14 others were injured in a bloody accident that occurred in the Dadwen area near Obuasi, within the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region.

The accident involved multiple vehicles, including a Toyota Hiace ‘trotro’ with registration number AS 2889-19, driven by 19-year-old Osei Ahenkorah. The vehicle was travelling from Dunkwa to Kumasi.

Another vehicle involved was a trailer with registration number AS 468-S, driven by 41-year-old Kofi Mahama, heading from the Anwiankwanta highway to Obuasi.

A Jetta salon car with registration number GT 3171-11, driven by 40-year-old Ofori Samuel Ankrah, was also part of the collision.

Eyewitnesses reported that the Toyota Hiace ‘trotro’ was travelling at a high speed and lost control, veering off its lane and colliding with the trailer at Dadwen.

Out of the 20 passengers aboard the Toyota vehicle, including children, fourteen survived with injuries, while four individuals tragically lost their lives at the scene.

One of the injured passengers succumbed to the injuries at the AGA hospital shortly after admission.

Both the driver of the trailer vehicle and his mate survived the collision.

The bodies of the deceased individuals were transported to the Obuasi Government Hospital morgue for further arrangements.

In a similar incident on Saturday, April 28, five persons died in a ghastly accident at Kyekyewere on the Accra – Kumasi highway.

Other passengers also sustained various degrees of injuries.

The deceased are said to include two women and three men whose identities are not currently known.

The accident involved an Accra-Kumasi-bound green Sprinter bus with registration number GT 6673-13.

The cause of the accident is, however, yet to be ascertained.

Meanwhile, the bodies have been deposited at the Suhum Government Hospital while the injured are undergoing treatment.