Devastating Road Crash At Amanase On Accra-Kumasi Highway Claims At Least 11 Lives

• About a dozen people have reportedly died after a crash at Amanase, near Suhum, along the Accra-Kumasi Highway
• A police report suggested that the driver of the fuel tanker veered out of his lane into the path of the oncoming bus
• Eastern Regional Minister Rita Akosua Awatey has gone to visit the crash victims at the Suhum Government Hospital

At least 11 persons have been confirmed dead following a road crash at Amanase, near Suhum, along the Accra-Kumasi Highway, in the Eastern Region.

The crash occurred early on the morning of April 22.

Citi News reported that the crash involved a fuel tanker and a Sprinter bus.

Preliminary police reports indicated that the fuel tanker driver veered off his lane into the path of the oncoming bus.

The head-on collision claimed the lives of two women and nine men on impact. Several others sustained life-threatening injuries.

First responders from the Suhum Fire Service and Police were quickly dispatched to the scene to assist with rescue operations and traffic management.

Eastern Regional Minister Rita Akosua Awatey, who expressed sadness over the incident, is reportedly heading to the Suhum Government Hospital.

Amanase crash: Pregnant woman loses baby

A pregnant woman who was involved in the crash sadly lost her unborn child.

Ultrasound scans conducted by health professionals who attended to her moments she arrived at the Suhum Government Hospital showed that the baby had died due to the severity of the impact.

Citi News reported that arrangements were quickly made for the woman to undergo surgery. She is expected to be sent to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua for further treatment.

Dr Ama Afriyie, the Medical Officer in charge of the emergency ward at the Suhum Government Hospital, briefed the Eastern Regional Minister on the current medical conditions of all the victims on admission.

She charged health professionals to ensure they provide everything needed to sustain those on admission, as the Regional Coordinating Council remains committed to catering for all expenses in the absence of family members.

Amanase has been the scene of fatal road crashes in the past.

In one of the recent incidents, one person was reported dead after a crash involving a VIP bus.

The crash on December 15, 2023, left many other people with injuries.

Notable Ghanaian road crashes in recent times

Two people died at Patasi in Kumasi on April 8 after a school bus lost control and crashed into them in front of a storey building.

The victims were engaged in a conversation near a house when the vehicle ran over them.

Before that, a crash on the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway caused the deaths of eight persons and left several others severely injured.

The crash occurred on February 28 in the farming community of Karimenga and involved a bus travelling from Kumasi to Bolgatanga.

According to reports, the bus collided with a container truck parked along the roadside, killing eight people on impact.

In another incident, three people were killed after a road crash at Gomoa Okyereko Junction in the Gomoa East District.

20 others are in critical condition following the crash in Ghana's Central Region on December 12, 2024.

The accident occurred in the early hours of December 12 and involved two buses: a Sprinter and a Hyundai Grace.

An eyewitness told Adom News that the Sprinter driver made a wrongful overtaking manoeuvre and collided with the Hyundai.

The injured were taken to the Accident and Emergency Unit of Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital for emergency treatment.

In December 2024, seven people died and several others were injured following a head-on collision between a VIP bus and a Sprinter bus at Atwedie on the Kumasi-Accra highway.

Residents of Amanase clash with police

YEN.com.gh also reported on a 2021 incident where angry residents of Amanase torched a vehicle belonging to five suspected ritual murderers.

The suspects were apprehended by a large mob and taken to the chief for questioning after they allegedly tried to abduct a child in the community.

According to reports, the suspects would have been lynched but for the timely intervention of police reinforcements from Kibi and Suhum.

Source: YEN.com.gh