Scene from the accident
TWO PERSONS have been confirmed dead and two others severely injured following a fatal road accident involving a Hyundai truck with registration number GX 7359-14 and a KIA Rhino with registration number GX 857-16 on the Accra-Kumasi Highway at Asuboi on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
In a statement issued by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), officers from the Suhum Municipal Fire Station responded to a distress call received at 09:01hrs. A crew of six personnel led by Station Officer Antwi Forson was dispatched at 09:03hrs and arrived at the scene at 09:13hrs.
According to the GNFS, firefighters found casualties trapped in the wreckage and immediately deployed extrication equipment to rescue them. The victims were later handed over to personnel from the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Ambulance Service for transportation to the Suhum Government Hospital.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the KIA Rhino, which was traveling from the Upper West Region to Accra, suffered a front tyre burst. The driver reportedly lost control and crashed into the Hyundai truck. The accident involved four casualties in total – two fatalities and two injured.
Both vehicles sustained extensive damage. The front section of the Hyundai truck was badly damaged, while the KIA Rhino’s front section and one tyre were completely destroyed.
BY Prince Fiifi Yorke