Truck crashes into Suame Divisional Police Headquarters, one dead, baby injured

A Kia Rhino truck has crashed into the Suame Divisional Police Headquarters building in the Ashanti Region killing one person on the spot and leaving one baby critically injured.

The victim, yet to be identified, is said to be a woman in his mid-40s who reportedly lost her two legs in the fatal accident and was pronounced dead at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

The tragic accident occurred on Thursday, November 16, 2023.

The truck with registration number AC-850-17 according to witnesses crashed into three different cars which were parked at the Police Headquarters.

An eyewitness, Kwadwo Asirifii narrated that the driver lost control of the vehicle due to a brake pad malfunction, leading to the unfortunate incident.

“The truck was heading towards Offinso from Accra when it veered off the road in a reversed manner, the woman who had just stepped out of a commercial bus was crushed by the car immediately after the commercial bus left the scene “.

“The truck subsequently crushed into a gutter and later into the police Headquarters’ fence wall before it eventually rammed into three cars parked on the station’s compound”.

He revealed that police officers at the scene attended to the situation and rushed the victims to the hospital where the woman was pronounced dead and the baby is receiving treatment.

In the same vein, a woman believed to be in her late 40s was killed by a hit-and-run driver at Flat Top near Lapaz in Accra.

This incident also happened on November 16, 2023.

Information gathered indicates that the victim failed to use the footbridge nearby and attempted to cross the main road to the other side.