Trotro Crashes Into Tafo Zongo Mosque in Kumasi, Children Believed to Have Escaped Tragedy

• A trotro was reported to have crashed into a mosque at Tafo Zongo in Kumasi, with a mechanical fault said to be the cause
• Eyewitnesses recounted the close escape of a man resting where the vehicle crashed in the incident on December 11, 2025
• The area of the trotro crash is normally populated with children taking an evening Islamic studies class at the mosque in Kumasi

A trotro reportedly crashed into a mosque at Tafo Zongo in Kumasi on the evening of December 11, 2025.

The vehicle's brakes were said to have failed, causing it to speed uncontrollably down a steep road from Tafo Methodist Church towards Zamfara.

Adom News reported that a trotro crashed into the section where worshippers normally perform ablution.

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While part of the mosque was damaged, according to a viral video on Facebook, no injuries were recorded.

Eyewitnesses said a man who had been lying down exactly where the vehicle landed escaped only because people screamed for him to run.

The driver, 25-year-old Amampanah Ayimini, said he had closed for the day and was driving down to use the washroom when his brakes suddenly failed.

"There is nothing wrong with the car. When it happened, even the gear wasn’t working," he said.

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The old trotro, which is a commercial minibus, was left badly damaged, with its interior showing signs of wear before the crash.

Some residents said the incident could have resulted in fatalities if children in the mosque had been outside around the accident path, as normally happens when they finish activities at the mosque.

"We never knew a car could crash into this place. Luckily, the children had not been dismissed from their evening Islamic studies. It would not have been good news."

Data on road crashes in Ghana

As of October, Ghana experienced 11,935 crashes, compared to 11,127 within the same period in 2024. This represented a 7.3% increase.

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The number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 18,879 to 20,397, and deaths from road crashes rose by more than 300, reaching 2,429.

Injuries also climbed from 12,921 in the same period in 2024 to 13,764 in 2025.

GNA reported that the National Road Safety Authority attributed this increased trend to an inadequate commitment to road safety.

The increased trend was noted earlier in the year, as the National Road Safety Authority noted that there were 7,289 road crashes in the first half of 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, with a spotlight cast on road safety in Ghana.

Recent road crashes in Obuasi

In November, YEN.com.gh reported that a military officer with the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat had died after his team’s vehicle was involved in an accident at Obuasi.

Four other soldiers were left in a critical condition. Before this, a team of journalists with the Environmental Protection Authority on an operation was involved in a serious accident in Dadwene.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh