Two people have died while two others have sustained injuries in a crash involving two cargo trucks at Asuboi on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the Suhum Municipal Fire Station received the emergency call at 9:01 am on Saturday, July 18, 2026, and dispatched a six-member rescue team to the scene.
The service said firefighters used hydraulic extrication equipment to pull victims out of the wreckage and handed them over to the Ghana Ambulance Service and the Ghana Police Service.
The crash involved a Hyundai truck with registration number GX 7359-14 and a KIA Rhino with registration number GX 857-16.
The GNFS said its preliminary investigations indicate that the KIA Rhino, travelling from the Upper West Region to Accra, suffered a front tyre burst, causing the driver to lose control and crash into the Hyundai truck ahead.
Two of the four persons in the accident died on the spot, while the other two were conveyed to the Suhum Government Hospital, where they are receiving treatment.
According to the service, both trucks were badly damaged. It explained that the front end of the Hyundai truck was destroyed, while the KIA Rhino’s front section and one of its tyres were completely wrecked.
