The Sefwi Asuopiri community in the Bia West District of the Western North Region will hold a mass burial for six persons who reportedly died on the spot in a tragic road accident.
The accident involved a tricycle also called ‘Aboboya’ and a timber truck at Sehwi Asikuma in the region on January 7, 2026.
The community has, therefore, set January 22, 2026, for the funeral rites at the Sefwi Asuopiri Community Centre, after the mass burial.
The accident also left one other person in a critical condition.
It was reported that eight persons, including the rider, were onboard a tricycle which was moving from Asuopiri to Adabokrom in the Bia East District for farming activities.
Upon reaching a sloping section of the road near Asikuma, a timber truck travelling from Adabokrom reportedly lost control and crashed into the tricycle killing the six people instantly.
The one person who sustained severe injuries was rushed to the Assamu Government Hospital for medical treatment.
Information gathered was that the rider of the tricycle managed to jump off and escape moments before the crash.
The driver of the timber truck reported himself to the Debiso District Police Command.
Personnel from the Command visited the scene, conveyed the bodies to the morgue, and commenced investigations into the accident.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi