Two trucks travelling in the same direction to Accra in different lanes on the dual carriage road crashed and burst into flames at Asuboi off the Accra - Kumasi highway in the Eastern Region claiming one life and injuring three others.

The ghastly accident was reported to the Suhum Fire Station via a telephone call last Wednesday at 1654 hours.

The affected DAF Fuel Tanker with registration number GS 768-18 was loaded with dirty oil while the burnt Mercedes Benz Truck with registration number GT 1128-V also had a washing machine, a gas stove and a dispenser in its trailer.

The Crew responded and got to the accident scene within 6 minutes at 1700 hours and found the crashed vehicles heads badly mangled and on fire.

The bulk of the DAF Fuel Tanker had fallen on its offside on the road. Spilled dirty oil found in the mid gutter of the dual carriage road and on the section of the road had also caught fire.

The fierce fire was directly and offensively attacked with foam and water to bring it under control at 1720 hours and finally extinguished at 1755 hours.

The cause of the accident is not readily known as investigation is underway. The driver onboard the Mercedes Benz Truck escaped unhurt.

The entire Mercedes Benz Truck and the head compartment of the DAF Fuel Tanker got severely burnt by the fire. The bulk of the DAF Fuel Tanker only suffered partial fire and crash damages.

It was unfortunately discovered after firefighting that the second driver who was asleep at the time of the crash in the DAF Fuel Tanker got trapped and was badly burnt to death by the ruinous fire.

However, the main driver of the DAF Fuel Tanker and his 2 other mates were taken to the Suhum Government Hospital before the Fire Service Crew got to the twain incident scene.

The charred body of the deceased driver was handed over to the Police at the scene for preservation and further investigation.