16 Dead After Road Crash Involving Ambulance and Bus From Kumasi
- A tragic head-on collision between two vehicles in the Ahafo Ano South district has left 16 people dead
- The March 3 crash was between an ambulance and a Ford Transit bus travelling from Kumasi to Bechem
- Witnesses who spoke to the media recounted a horrifying scene with the vehicles involved utterly wrecked
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At least 16 people are feared dead following a devastating head-on collision between an ambulance and a Ford Transit bus at Potrikrom in the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti Region.
The bus was travelling from Kumasi to Bechem when it collided head-on with the ambulance on March 3, 2026.
Source: UGC
Adom News reported that the impact of the crash, reportedly caused by excessive speed, left both vehicles mangled beyond recognition.
The majority of passengers on board the Ford Transit are believed to have perished instantly due to the severity of the collision.
An eyewitness, Kwabena Stephen, described the scene as horrifying.
Other witnesses said the ambulance, believed to belong to St. Mary Catholic Hospital at Drobo, was overtaking another vehicle when the crash occurred.
Recent fatal road crashes in Ghana
On January 11, a crash at Suhum Mankrong on the Accra-Kumasi Highway led to the death of one person and serious injuries to 37 others.
The crash involved a 40-seater bus and a truck.
3News reported that the 37 people who sustained varying degrees of injuries included 21 males and 17 females.
One of the truck occupants escaped unhurt, with the Ghana National Fire Service sharing a video of the crash site on Facebook.
In a separate crash, seven people died, and 18 others were injured following a head-on collision between a Sprinter bus and a truck at Komenda Asamasa on the Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway.
The road crash on January 12, 2026, was one of the deadliest so far this year before the March 3 crash in the Ahafo Ano South District.
All seven victims, comprising three females, one of whom was pregnant, a baby and three males, were pronounced dead on arrival at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.
A female passenger who had earlier been transported to the hospital was also pronounced dead, bringing the death toll to seven.
Source: Facebook
Ghana road crash data from 2025
Meanwhile, Ghana has recorded 2,949 road crash fatalities in 2025, bringing the total number of people killed on the roads to 63,599 since 1991.
The 2025 deaths marked the highest-ever reported road fatality cases in a single year, a situation the National Road Safety Authority said was a wake-up call for stronger stakeholder collaboration to stem the tide.
According to the latest road traffic crash statistics, the deaths comprised 2,352 males and 597 females.
The statistics indicate that the deaths occurred from 14,743 road traffic crashes in 2025.
The crashes, which resulted in 16,714 injuries, involved 24,938 vehicles of all categories: private, commercial, and motorbikes.
Mother, son among 3 killed in crash
YEN.com.gh also reported that a mother and her son were among the three people killed in a crash on October 6, 2025.
The head-on collision occurred near the Rider Iron and Steel Company at Odumasi Ohene Nkwanta between two cars.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
