A fatal tipper truck crash has claimed the lives of four people, including a pregnant woman and her daughter.
Reports suggest the tragic accident involved a Sinotruk HOWO tipper truck at Kinkinlin near Makango in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region.
According to reports, the accident happened around 5:00 a.m. on Thursday when a group of women and girls were walking to their farms.
Eyewitness accounts suggest the tipper truck with registration number GB-2359-20 veered off its lane, knocking down the victims from behind before overturning.
CITI FM in a post on X wrote, “Four people, including a pregnant woman and her daughter, have died in a tragic road accident involving a Sinotruk HOWO tipper truck at Kinkinlin near Makango in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region.
The crash occurred around 5:00 a.m. Thursday. The victims, mostly women heading to their farms to pick shea nuts, were struck from behind after the truck reportedly veered off its lane”.
In related news, four (4) traders have been confirmed dead following a devastating road accident at Anyinasin Junction on Wednesday, 6th May, 2026.
Reports suggest the devastating head-on collision at Anyinasin Junction on Wednesday, 6th May, 2026, involving a Hyundai Mighty truck with registration GE 1913-16, travelling from Asamankese to Bunso and a Man Diesel trailer with registration GS 236-12 en route from Kumasi to Accra.
Eyewitness account details that the trailer allegedly veered off its lane and collided head-on with the truck, forcing it into a nearby bush, which subsequently triggered a fierce fire that engulfed both vehicles.
According to reports, the four traders were burnt beyond recognition.
Also, a female victim rescued from the wreckage is receiving treatment at the Akim Asafo Health Centre.
Additionally, three occupants of the trailer reportedly escaped unhurt.
In addition, a statement issued by the Ghana National Fire Service on May confirmed the tragic news.
They disclosed that the Bunso Fire Station received a distress call at 5:49 am and arrived at the scene at 6:00 am, by which time the fire had fully developed. Firefighters led by ADO II Emmanuel Otam Annan immediately began firefighting operations.
The GNFS disclosed that four victims trapped in the Hyundai Mighty truck were burnt beyond recognition.
Part of the statement read, “Four (4) victims trapped in the wreckage were unfortunately burnt beyond recognition. One (1) female victim, who was rescued by bystanders prior to the arrival of firefighters, is currently on admission at the Akim Asafo Health Centre, while three (3) occupants of the Man Diesel trailer escaped unhurt before it burst into flames”.
The GNFS Firefighters later recovered the four charred bodies from the wreckage and handed them over to the Police for preservation and further investigations.
See the post below:
Four people, including a pregnant woman and her daughter, have died in a tragic road accident involving a Sinotruk HOWO tipper truck at Kinkinlin near Makango in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region.
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) May 7, 2026
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