Timber Truck Overturns and Drops Logs on Two Cars in Kumasi, 3 People Injured
- A timber truck lost control and overturned on the New Road in Oforikrom Municipality, Ashanti Region, injuring three people
- The truck reportedly swerved to avoid a stationary faulty waste tricycle before spilling its logs onto two other vehicles
- Police and emergency responders arrived at the scene as scattered timber logs brought traffic to a standstill during rush hour
Three people sustained injuries after a truck transporting timber logs overturned on the New Road in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region, sending its load crashing onto two nearby vehicles.
Source: UGC
The truck driver reportedly swerved in an attempt to avoid a faulty waste tricycle that had been left stationary on the outer lane of the road.
The evasive manoeuvre caused the truck to overturn, dislodging the logs it was carrying and sending them onto the two vehicles.
Three injured, four others escape unhurt
Three occupants of the affected vehicles suffered varying degrees of injury as a result of the crash, while four other people in the vicinity escaped without harm.
The severity of the injuries sustained had not been confirmed at the time of filing this report.
The collision and the resulting debris blocked the main Anloga New Road in Kumasi, leading towards the Asokwa Interchange, triggering severe traffic congestion during the evening rush hour, one of the busiest periods on that stretch of road.
Road blocked as responders cleared the scene
At the time of publishing, the overturned truck, the two damaged vehicles and the scattered timber logs had not been removed from the carriageway. The road remained at a standstill as a result.
Police officers and emergency responders were deployed to the scene to manage traffic flow and coordinate efforts to clear the obstruction.
No timeline had been given for when the road would be fully reopened to vehicles.
Influencer dies from accident on her honeymoon
In other news, YEN.com.gh reported that a German travel influencer had died nearly three weeks after sustaining life-threatening injuries during a bicycle collision on her honeymoon in northern Italy.
Laura Viktoria Härtig, 30, who had cultivated a following of over 53,000 on Instagram through her travel and outdoor adventure content, passed away on Sunday, July 12.
Her death came 19 days after the crash that cut short what was meant to be one of the most joyful periods of her life
Source: YEN.com.gh
