Car Crash at Ako Adjei Interchange Leaves One Person Dead
- One person has died in a road accident at the Ako Adjei Interchange in Accra
- The collision involved a saloon car and a faulty stationary KIA Rhino truck
- Emergency teams from the Ghana National Fire Service retrieved the body from the wreckage
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A motorist lost his life in the early hours of Wednesday, June 17, 2026, following a fatal road traffic collision at the Ako Adjei Interchange in Accra.
Source: UGC
The accident occurred when a saloon car crashed directly into the back of a stationary truck.
The deceased was driving a Zedrive saloon car with registration number GW 6334-26.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the saloon car collided with the rear of a faulty stationary truck with registration number GE 1120-15 parked on the road.
Fire Service arrives at the crash scene
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) received a distress call regarding the interchange accident at 1:16 a.m. A rescue team led by ADO I Yussif Yakubu arrived within six minutes and found the driver trapped and unresponsive.
A medical assessment conducted at the scene confirmed the victim had passed away. Fire officers subsequently carried out an extrication operation, removing the door and steering wheel to retrieve the body by 2:14 a.m.
Following the crash, the GNFS urged drivers whose vehicles develop faults to immediately use reflective warning triangles. The service noted that visible warning devices were necessary to alert approaching drivers at night.
An official report shared by Citinewsroom highlighted the tragic aftermath of the incident. While authorities are continuing investigations into the exact cause of the crash, the GNFS extended its condolences to the family.
Read more about the tragic car crash at Ako Adjei in the Facebook post below.
Memunatu Laadi Yunus killed in car accident
YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a Dagbani highlife musician based in Tamale in the Northern Region, Memunatu Laadi Yunus, lost her life in a tragic motor accident at Juaso in the Ashanti Region.
Graphic Online reported that she passed away on May 29.
Source: YEN.com.gh
