Obuasi Rocked by Road Crash, 6 Dead and Several Injured
- A road crash on the Obuasi-Kyekyewere road in the Obuasi Municipality has resulted in multiple fatalities
- On December 10, 2025, a minibus and a truck collided on the busy route, which also caused several injuries
- As of October 2025, Ghana experienced 11,935 crashes, compared to 11,127 during the same period in 2024
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At least six people have died in an evening road crash on the Obuasi-Kyekyewere road.
The December 10, 2025, incident involved a collision between a minibus and a truck.
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Citi News reported that several others sustained injuries on the road.
The truck reportedly lost control near Aboagye Motors near the Obuasi court junction, resulting in a crash with the Hyundai Urvan.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Obuasi government hospital, while the injured are receiving treatment at the hospital.
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
Recent road crashes in Obuasi
In November, a military officer with the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat died after his team’s vehicle was involved in an accident at Obuasi.
Four other soldiers were left in a critical condition, according to the initial update from the state.
Before this, a team of journalists accompanying the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) on an operation was involved in a serious accident at Dadwene near Obuasi.
The incident left two of the journalists in critical condition.
NPP polling station chairman dies in crash
In November, the New Patriotic Party polling station chairman for Ninkyiso in Assin Breku, Assin North constituency, died in a motorcycle accident.
The incident occurred while the party official was attending a political event.
The deceased, identified only as Yahya, was riding a motorbike with the constituency’s Nasara coordinator, Vilinke Mohammed, when the crash occurred.
Data on road crashes in Ghana
Ghana has continued to struggle with road safety in 2025.
Provisional data released by the National Road Safety Authority earlier in the year noted that there were 7,289 road crashes in the first half of the year 2025.
According to the data, 12,354 vehicles were involved in various crashes, which resulted in 8,300 non-fatal casualties.
Additionally, 1,301 pedestrians were reported to have been knocked down across the country.
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As of October, Ghana experienced 11,935 crashes, compared to 11,127 within the same period last year, representing a 7.3% increase.
Vehicles involved in crashes rose from 18,879 to 20,397, while fatalities increased by more than 300, reaching 2,429.
Injuries also climbed from 12,921 last year, January to October, to 13,764 within the same period this year.
GNA reported that the National Road Safety Authority attributed the surge in crashes in 2025 to the inadequate commitment to road safety.
Bole DCE involved in road crash
YEN.com.gh also recently reported that the District Chief Executive for Bole, Abdulai Mahamud, was involved in a road accident on December 9, 2025, while travelling to Tamale for an official assignment.
The incident occurred at Galinzegu, near Sankpagla, in the Central Gonja District along the Yapei-Tamale Highway in the Savannah Region. Reports indicated that Mahamud was stable following the crash.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
