Comfort Antwi, a 16-year-old Ghanaian teenager, has tragically died in a fatal car crash.
Reports suggest that the tragic incident occurred in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States.
The incident, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), occurred on Saturday, January 3, 2026, on the 5800 block of West Sugar Creek Road.
The deceased Comfort Antwi was said to be driving her Toyota Yaris northbound when it veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a BMW X3.
The CMPD report stated, “On Saturday, Jan 3, at approximately 8:56 a.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the 5800 block of West Sugar Creek Road. Upon arrival, officers located a damaged Toyota Yaris and BMW X3.
Officers found the driver of the Toyota, Comfort Antwi, 16, with life-threatening injuries. The Charlotte Fire and MEDIC responded to the scene. MEDIC transported both Antwi and the driver of the BMW to the hospital”.
According to reports, despite medical intervention, Comfort Antwi succumbed to her injuries on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Meanwhile, Detectives from CMPD’s Major Crash Investigation Unit and DWI Task Force have investigated the crash and collected physical evidence. Authorities have also indicated that toxicology results are pending as part of the ongoing investigation.
In related foreign Ghanaian news, George Ennin, a 53-year-old Ghanaian security guard living in the Bronx, New York, was fatally stabbed to death.
Reports suggest the tragic incident occurred on Monday, January 5, 2026, in front of 3077 Third Ave. in the Mott Haven section around 2 p.m.
George Ennin, in a viral CCTV footage shared on X, was captured walking to work his first day back after a month-long vacation in Ghana when the suspect approached, kicked him, and stabbed him multiple times.
Surveillance video captured the incident; George Ennin walked about 29 steps seeking help before collapsing.
George Ennin is said to have died at Lincoln Hospital.
Suspect Sean Jones, 38, a repeat offender with 20 prior arrests, mostly robberies and assaults, has since been arrested and charged with mùrder, mànslàughter, and crìmìnal possession of a weapon.
George Ennin, according to reports, is the father of two teenage daughters living.