A Man Diesel Tipper truck with registration number WR 1166-15 crashed two people to death on the outskirts of Ahwetieso in the Tarkwa Nsueam Municipality of the Western Region.
The deceased were travelling in a Nissan Primera with registration number WR 1591-W when the incident happened.
They have been identified as Alhaji Shaibu Suleman, a 56 year-old contractor and scrap dealer and Tingani Mohammed, a 40-year-old excavator operator.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Apinto Government Hospital morgue pending autopsy.
The Divisional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) Commander for Tarkwa Nsueam, Superintendent of Police Victoria Yamoah, disclosed this in an interview with Ghana News Agency (GNA).
Superintendent Yamoah said on April 20 at about 16.30hours, the tipper truck driver, Enock Nuala, 37, lodged a complaint at the Tarkwa Police Station that his vehicle had been involved in an accident.
The MTTD Commander said based on the information, she led officers in her outfit to the accident scene, adding that the suspect was travelling from Tarkwa towards Ahwetieso.
She said a few meters from Welham Company’s building at the outskirts of Ahwetieso, the vehicle of the suspect veered into the opposite lane and collided with the oncoming Nissan Primera, which was being driven by Alhaji Suleman.
She explained that the driver and Mohammed were trapped in the damaged vehicle.
“It took us some time but with the assistance of personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and other teams we were able to get them out of the car,” she added.
Superintendent Yamoah emphasized that both vehicles had been towed from the accident scene to ensure safety of road users.
The suspect is currently in police custody assisting in investigations.
GNA