Audio By Carbonatix
One person has died in a fatal accident at Sanso Junction on the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway.
A Kia truck traveling from Wassa Japa to Anhwiankwanta with two persons on board, was involved in a fatal accident on the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway at Sanso Junction.
According to police reports, the driver of the truck, Yahaya Abdul Samed, aged 31, veered off his lane and collided head-on with an oncoming Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus with registration number AS 3789-21.
The minibus was driven by Ibrahim Yusif, aged 32, who was heading from Obuasi to Dunkwa with 23 passengers on board.
Several occupants of the minibus sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to the Obuasi Government Hospital and the AGA Health Foundation Hospital at Obuasi for treatment.
Tragically, one of the passengers, Mary Boatemaa, aged 62, who was onboard the Sprinter bus, died at the scene.
Her body has since been deposited at the Obuasi Government Hospital mortuary.
Latest Stories
-
MAX and Bolt announce strategic partnership to power electric mobility and vehicle ownership in Ghana
15 minutes -
Greater Accra poultry farmers association says it was excluded from gov’t ‘Nkoko nkiti nkiti’ initiative
29 minutes -
Michael Adangba survives dawn road crash en route to Bolgatanga
33 minutes -
Court remands 40-year-old man for alleged murder
33 minutes -
AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine donates fire tender to boost emergency response in municipality
34 minutes -
Gov’t introduces sliding-scale mining royalties to capture price gains
45 minutes -
Global Africa Summit Accra 2025 rallies investors, diaspora and policymakers to boost trade and growth
47 minutes -
New research suggests a better way to fight littering in Ghana
48 minutes -
We must protect our own – Adutwum spokesperson calls for Ashanti solidarity
1 hour -
FDA shuts down 7 Foreign shops in Kumasi over unapproved, foreign-labelled products
1 hour -
13 arrested as Central East Police crack down on crime in Senya Beraku enclave
1 hour -
Kumasi residents raise alarm over poor street lighting ahead of Christmas
2 hours -
Police swoop in Kintampo nabs 13 in drug bust, seizes cannabis and tramadol
2 hours -
Activist urges stronger border security, environmental protection, and accountability
2 hours -
Let’s be more intentional about our unity than they were about our division – Mahama to diaspora
2 hours