The two mangled vehicles after the crash
One person has died while two others sustained injuries in a gory accident involving a Mercedes-Benz 207 vehicle and a tanker at Hemang in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region.
The accident occurred around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, when the two vehicles were descending a hill from opposite directions.
Eyewitnesses said the tanker, which was travelling at top speed towards Atwima Bebu, lost one of its tyres and crashed into the driver’s side of the Mercedes-Benz with registration number AS 675-14, which was coming from Atwima Darko and heading towards Kumasi.
The impact of the collision was so severe that both vehicles were badly damaged. The engine of the Mercedes-Benz was ripped off, with its battery and seats scattered across the scene.
The driver of the Mercedes-Benz died instantly after he was thrown out of the vehicle and landed about 20 metres away from the wreckage. His mate sustained injuries in the crash.
The driver and mate of the tanker also survived but suffered various degrees of injuries.
All the injured persons have been admitted to the HopeXchange Medical Centre at Santasi where they are receiving treatment, while the body of the deceased has been deposited at the facility’s morgue.
An eyewitness, Nana Kofi Antwi, a driver, blamed the accident on excessive speeding by the tanker driver.
According to him, he was following the tanker before the crash and noticed the driver was moving at a dangerously high speed.
“I was following the tanker driver and the speed at which he was travelling was very dangerous. I was not surprised he could not control the vehicle when the incident occurred,” he said.
He added that he and some residents struggled before they were able to rescue the tanker driver from the wreckage.
When reporters visited the scene, debris from both vehicles were scattered around the area. The tanker had been towed away, while the mangled Mercedes-Benz remained at the scene.
FROM David Afum, Atwima Hemang