Six people have been confirmed dead following a tragic accident involving an aboboyaa (tricycle) and a timber truck.
According to reports, the road accident occurred at Sehwi Asikuma in the Bia West District of the Western North Region.
The information gathered suggests the accident occurred when an aboboyaa, carrying the rider and seven market women, collided head-on with a timber-laden truck.
Eyewitnesses revealed the timber truck was speeding, which forced the aboboyaa rider to swerve, but the truck rammed the tricycle with full force despite the rider’s attempts to avoid the collision.
The collision killed six occupants of the aboboyaa on the spot, with two women sustaining life-threatening.
They were rushed to the Essam Cocoa to receive urgent treatment.
According to reports, the Aboboyaa driver fled the scene of the collision and is yet to be traced. The driver of the timber truck is helping the Police with their probe.
The Ghana Police and emergency responders are said to have transported the injured to the hospital, with the deceased being deposited at the morgue.
The Police have since launched an investigation into the tragic accident to ascertain the cause of the collision.
In related news, seven people have been confirmed dead in a tragic accident on the Offinso-Abofuor Highway in the Ashanti Region, with a dozen others injured.
According to eyewitnesses, the horrific accident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, January 7, 2025.
The incident occurred between the Samproso and Awisam communities near Offinso.
An eyewitness, identified as Kwadwo Obeng Mireku, speaking to the media, narrated that a commercial bus from Techiman to Kumasi with registration GT 5509-20 collided head-on with a trailer transporting cement with registration GN 5326-22.
Kwadwo Obeng Mireku stated, “The trailer, loaded with cement from a factory in Samproso, stalled on the road after its engine failed. The oncoming bus from Techiman, travelling at high speed, hit the trailer. Six people died at the scene, while others were critically injured,”
He further detailed that one more victim later died after being transported to the hospital.
The deceased and injured were transported to St. Patrick Hospital in Offison Maase.
Meanwhile, the police visited the scene to clear the road and have subsequently launched an investigation to find out the cause of the accident that claimed 7 lives.