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Residents Risk Their Lives to Siphon Fuel From Tanker Involved in Accident Near Nsawam

Published 27 Jan 2026 at 3:43 PM

by Delali Adogla-Bessa

1 min read

A fuel tanker overturned on the Nsawam Road near Panpaso, drawing a crowd of residents to the scene.

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Some onlookers then started to siphon the fuel from the crashed tanker, despite the immense risk to their lives.

Residents Risk Their Lives To Siphon Fuel From Tanker Involved In Accident: “Lives Are at Stake”
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The accident led to part of the road leading to Nsawam being blocked.

The eventual presence of officers from the Ghana National Fire Service did not deter some of the people rushing for the fuel, said to be diesel.

Beach FM shared a video of the crashed tanker on Facebook.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:

Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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