Seven killed in ghastly accident at Akumadan

Seven persons, including three children, have been confirmed dead as a tipper truck ran over a tricycle (Aboboyaa) at Akumadan in the Ashanti Region.

The accident happened on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

Some residents disclosed that when the tipper truck, with registration number GT-7494-B, crashed into the tricycle, four people died on the spot.

Three out of four others who sustained severe injuries were also confirmed dead upon arrival at a hospital.

The fourth person is in critical condition and on admission at AME Zion Hospital at Akomadan Afrancho.

Accidents have become rampant in recent times. Below are some recent accident incidences.

Accident trends

Four people were reported dead in an accident involving a tipper truck and a Ford Transit at Awutu Bereku in the Central Region in the early hours of Tuesday, February 27, 2024.

The accident left others in critical condition.

On February 26, 2024, it was reported that one person had died with several mourners critically injured in an accident at Assin Juaso in the Fosu Municipality of the Central Region.

They were travelling from Assin Brofoyedru in the direction of Assin Fosu when the unfortunate incident happened at Assin Juaso on Friday evening.

The mourners were returning from the mortuary in a Nissan Pickup with registration GT-7929-19, with some sitting in the bucket.

On Friday, February 2, 2024, several passengers were feared dead, and many others injured, in an accident on the Accra-Suhum road.

The cause of the accident is unknown.

A video from the scene captured several passengers lying motionless on the ground.

Others, who were also seriously injured, wailed in pain as bystanders called for help.

A speeding private car driver collided with a Pragya, leaving the Pragya rider paralyzed and two others in critical condition at Odasani in the Central Region.

The incident happened on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at around 8:00 p.m.

Information gathered indicates that the private car driver with registration number GE-4050-11 was on top speed from the direction of Breman Essiam, heading towards Ajumako and the tricycle in the opposite direction.

Upon reaching Odasani, a junction at Ajumako, the driver veered off his lane and crashed head-on with the Pragya vehicle.

Also, on Friday, January 26, 2024, one person died, and another was injured in an accident involving a Mercedes-Benz DAF cargo truck with registration number GT-1139-Z at Assenema in the Okere District of the Eastern Region.

The victims were trapped in the Mercedes-Benz DAF cargo truck, which had lost control while negotiating a curve on Adukron Hill.

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at the Akropong Municipal Fire Station rushed to the scene and rescued two casualties from the fatal accident.

Again, on January 22, 2024, seven people were severely injured in an accident involving a Sprinter bus with registration number GR-8348-14 at Adinkra on the Obuasi-Takoradi road in the Western North Region.

According to an eyewitness, the speeding Sprinter bumped into a pothole.

As a result, the rear tyre burst, and the car somersaulted and landed on its roof.

Four women, three men, and a baby were wounded.