Several footballers sustained injuries in a serious road accident at Tuba Junction on the Accra-Kasoa Highway after their vehicle collided with a fuel tanker.

The accident involved a Sprinter bus with registration number GW-7110-22 and a fuel tanker truck with registration number GN-9568-12.

According to reports, the Sprinter bus carrying the footballers was traveling from Accra, while the tanker was heading towards Accra from Kasoa.

Eyewitnesses told Adom News that the crash occurred when the Sprinter driver attempted to make a U-turn at Tuba Junction.

In the process, the bus collided with the oncoming fuel tanker, resulting in a violent impact that left multiple passengers injured.

Fire service personnel from Weija responded swiftly to the emergency to help transport the injured victims to the Amamfrom Polyclinic and the Akaway Hospital at Weija for medical attention.

Meanwhile, in a reckless display, some residents rushed to the accident scene with containers to fetch fuel that had spilled onto the road, raising concerns about safety risks.