Accident on Accra-Cape Coast Highway: 3 Vehicles Involved In Crash As Over 50 People Sustain Injuries

Accident on Accra-Cape Coast Highway: 3 Vehicles Involved In Crash As Over 50 People Sustain Injuries

  • An accident on the narrow Accra-Cape Coast road involving three vehicles has resulted in over 50 injuries
  • A Yutong bus, an articulated truck and a Honda CR-V were the three vehicles involved in the accident
  • Police have said they are conducting investigations to determine the exact cause of the accident

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An accident on the busy Accra-Cape Coast highway involving three vehicles has resulted in the injuries of over 50 people, with two in critical condition.

The incident happened at the Gomoa Okyereko junction on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

According to a Citi News report, a Yutong bus, an articulated truck and a Honda CR-V were the three vehicles involved in the near-fatal crash.

Accident on the Accra-Cape Coast road has resulted in the injury of over 50 people, with two in critical condition.
A file photo shows a warning triangle behind a car on the side of a road. Source: Getty Images.
Source: Getty Images

The report said all the passengers in the Yutong bus with registration AS-850-21 were travelling from Ho in the Volta Region to Ivory Coast, Ghana's neighbouring country to the West.

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The driver of the Honda CR-V with registration GW-970-20, James Nii Ayi said the accident was caused by the articulated truck when it manoeuvred a wrongful overtaking.

"James Ayi explained that the Yutong bus collided with the rear of his vehicle after the wrongful overtaking manoeuvre, resulting in the accident," the report said.

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for medical attention.

Police are also conducting investigations to determine the exact cause of the accident.

The narrow Accra-Cape Coast stretch is known for road accidents.

In May this year, a gory accident happened on the same at Gomoa Okyereko junction. 15 passengers reportedly died, and more than 20 others were injured.

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Meanwhile, last week, YEN.com.gh reported that an accident on the Kasoa-Mallam highway caused injuries to at least eight passengers.

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Photos of the accident scene show that the commercial vehicle that was involved in the accident, a Sprinter bus, had turned on its side.

A young SHS boy in school uniform was among the eight passengers who got injured in the early morning accident.

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Also, a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a Toyota Camry not long ago resulted in the death of two people on the motorbike.

The two people riding on the bike have not been identified, however, images from the scene of the incident that happened on the Awoshie-Pokuase road show one of them lying in the middle of the highway after the impact.

An eyewitness said the motorbike collided head-on with the vehicle because it was travelling in the opposite side of the highway and facing oncoming vehicles.

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Last year, an accident at Labone Junction in Accra on the morning of Monday, May 2 claimed at least four lives.

Details of the incident remain sketchy but reports say one of the vehicles involved in the crash was over-speeding.

A video of the incident has been circulating online and shows two unidentified bodies in white T-shirts lying on the street.

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George Nyavor (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) George Nyavor writes for YEN.com.gh. He has been Head of the Politics and Current Affairs Desk since 2022. George has over 9 years of experience in managing media and communications (Myjoyonline and GhanaWeb). George is a member of the Catholic Association of Media Practitioners Ghana (CAMP-G). He obtained a BA in Communications Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2010. Reach out to him via george.nyavor@yen.com.gh.