Two persons have died following a collision between a taxi and a truck on the Juapong road in the Volta Region.
According to witnesses, the taxi driver collided with a parked truck on the side of the road after failing to notice it on time.
The impact of the collision was so strong that the taxi was left in a severely mangled state, making it almost unrecognizable.
Upon arrival, the emergency services were forced to cut into the mangled wreckage to rescue the two occupants of the taxi.
Both victims, whose identities are yet to be established, were declared dead at the scene on the Juapong road.
This adds up to the number of truck accidents in the past week.
This comes after an Okada rider and a passenger were crushed to death by a tipper truck carrying sand from Akotoe to Asesewa in the Eastern Region on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
According to reports, the motorbike rider lost control in an attempt to overtake the truck.
The motorcycle slid and ended up under the truck.
The rider succumbed to injuries and died on the spot.
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The passenger was rushed to the Asesewa Hospital for urgent medical attention.
Despite efforts to save his life, he passed away a few hours later.
This followed another truck accident at Kubease near Sekyere-Nkwanta on the Accra-Kumasi road, which claimed the lives of four people, including a one-year-old baby.
According to a police situational report, the four died after an articulated truck, upon reaching a section of the road at Kubease near Sekyere-Nkwanta, suddenly lost control, veered from its lane and rammed into the Benz Sprinter bus they were occupying.
The impact of the crash led to the Benz sprinter bus somersaulting and falling into a ditch.
The four people died instantly, while others on board sustained injuries.
Again, on Monday, May 6, 2024, a 10-year-old hawker, identified as Hawa, met her untimely death after a tipper truck with the registration number GM 2312 – 21 ran over her at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.
She was crossing the Mankessim to Cape Coast Highway when the accident occurred in the middle of the road.
Hawa, who was selling mangoes, was rushed to the Mercy Women’s Catholic Hospital at Mankessim but was pronounced dead upon arrival.