Ten people are feared dead, with about seven unconscious after a tipper truck collided with a Sprinter bus at the Ofankor Barrier on the Accra–Kumasi Highway.
According to reports, the tragic accident happened in the early hours of Thursday, August 13, 2026.
Reports suggest the Sprinter bus was badly mangled, trapping several passengers inside and triggering a major rescue operation at the scene.
ADO1 Alex King Nartey of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), speaking on TV3 New Day, disclosed that ten bodies were found dead, with about seven unconscious.
The seriousness of the crash has required extensive rescue efforts, with emergency responders working to evacuate injured victims for medical attention.
Reports suggest one female victim, whose legs were reportedly severed in the crash, was transported from the scene by ambulance.
The GNFS described the situation as volatile as its officers worked to bring the rescue operation under control and safely extricate victims from the wreckage.
The accident has since disrupted traffic on the stretch of the highway, with the main road temporarily curtailed to allow emergency responders to operate.
Also, the GNFS has urged motorists travelling from Pokuase and Amasaman towards Ofankor and Accra to use the outer lane and exercise extreme caution when approaching the area.
In related news, the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has disclosed that its Accident and Emergency Department recorded a significant increase in road traffic accident cases in the first half of 2026.
According to Korle Bu, they treated 553 victims by the end of June, which represents 7.11 per cent of the 7,781 emergency cases attended to by the department during the period.
The data show that road crash cases have been increasing steadily compared with previous years.
In the first six months of 2025, the hospital recorded 379 road traffic accident cases, representing 5.33 per cent of emergency attendancescompared to 2026’s 553.
The departmental records also disclosed that 10 accident-related deaths were recorded by the end of June 2026, representing a mortality rate of 1.81 per cent, which is a slight improvement compared with the same period in 2025, when 7 deaths were recorded from 379 road crash cases.
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🇬🇭 A serious accident involving a tipper truck and a Sprinter bus has been reported at Ofankor Barrier in the early hours of Thursday.
— TheeNewsRoom (@TheeNewsRoom) August 13, 2026
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