A fatal road traffic collision at Elmina CP involving a Toyota Hiace (GR 1464-18) and a Zonda truck (GN 4197-21) has claimed the life of an individual.

Personnel from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Fire Station responded to a distress call on Wednesday, May 28.

The team, led by ADO I Halm, quickly secured the accident scene, controlled traffic, and requested additional support from the Regional Headquarters Rescue Team.

With operational support and coordination from Regional Fire Commander ACFO II Merinder Mary Attiga-Mensah, the teams rescued nine trapped victims, all of whom were safely handed over to the National Ambulance Service for hospital care at UCC.

The driver of the Toyota Hiace escaped with minimal injuries. However, a passenger was retrieved unresponsive and sent to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.

Preliminary findings attribute the cause to wrongful overtaking by the Toyota Hiace driver.

The Toyota Hiace vehicle suffered severe damages, while the Zonda truck was partially affected.

On the same day, the Kintampo Fire Station responded to a collision between a Man-Diesel fuel tanker (GN-4895-20) and a HOWO truck (GE-555-23) at the Kintampo Waterfalls junction on the Kintampo–Tamale highway.

The fire team arrived at the scene and rescued a trapped driver alive.

Four passengers who got injured were rescued earlier and transported to the hospital.

Unfortunately, a motionless person was retrieved from the Howo truck at the scene by the Fire Service rescuers.

Both vehicles’ cowls were damaged beyond repair, though the fuel tanker was empty at the time.

Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.