Accident on Awoshie-Pokuase Highway: Two People On A Motorcycle Perish After Toyota Camry Crash Into Them

Accident on Awoshie-Pokuase Highway: Two People On A Motorcycle Perish After Toyota Camry Crash Into Them

  • A fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a Toyota Camry on Wednesday dawn resulted in the death of the 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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Two people riding a motorcycle died instantly after a head-on collision with a Toyota Camry vehicle on the Awoshie-Pokuase road Wednesday dawn.

The incident happened around 1:15 am on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

Accident on Awoshie-Pokuase road claims two lives
The front of the Toyota Camry vehicle was damaged after the collision with the motorcycle. Source: Facebook/@dailygraphicghana
Source: Facebook

The Toyota vehicle with registration ER 290-20 reportedly crashed into the motorbike with registration M-13-GR 393.

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"According to an eyewitness, the victims on the motorbike were riding on the opposite side of the highway facing oncoming vehicles," a Facebook post by state-owned Daily Graphic newspaper explained.

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Serious damage to motorbike after the crash

Photos from the scene of the accident published on social media show one of the victims of the gory crash laying on the road as a few passersby look on helplessly.

The photos capture severe damage to the motorbike while the front of the black car was also mangled. The vehicle's windscreen had also cracked.

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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.

Former student of Kotech battling for his life after accident

Also, a former student of Koforidua Technical Institute (Kotech) who was involved in a fatal motor accident is battling for his life after the incident.

The deadly incident nearly killed him and it happened on the Pokuase Highway in Accra on Saturday, January 29.

Silas Adu Gold has been appealing for assistance to pay GHc7,000 to undergo urgent surgery at Ridge Hospital.

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Among the dead persons were nine men and four women.

The accident involved an Accra-Kumasi-bound bus and a Cargo Truck.

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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.