The accident vehicle
A police inspector attached to the Nkawie District Police Command has been knocked down and killed by a passenger bus while on night patrol along the Abuakwa-Bibiani Highway in the Ashanti Region.
The deceased, Inspector Enoch Adusei, reportedly died instantly when a Kia Grand Bird bus crashed into him at about 9:30 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2026, near the Mercy Filling Station at Anyinamso.
A police situational report indicated that the bus, with registration number AS 3946-25, was travelling from Bibiani towards Accra with passengers on board when the accident occurred.
The vehicle was being driven by 65-year-old Kofi Awuah at the time of the incident.
Inspector Adusei, who was part of a night patrol team operating along the highway, was reportedly knocked down by the bus and sustained fatal injuries.
His body was subsequently retrieved from the scene and deposited at the Afari Community Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.
The driver has since been arrested and detained by the police to assist with investigations.
The accident vehicle has also been impounded at the police station for further examination.
Police investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.
FROM David Afum, Anyinamso