One person has been confirmed dead and another nursing multiple degrees of injuries after a pick-up vehicles crushed into a cargo truck near Asankare on the Kumasi-Accra Highway.
According to police reports available to MyNewsGh.com, the incident occurred at about 2:45am on Saturday, June 22, 2024 when 28-year-old Emmanuel Tsikplornu was drivinga Mitsubishi L200 pick -up with registration number GC 9813 -20 with 32-year-old Eric Chamba on board
On reaching a spot at Juaso three-lane along Juaso -Konongo highway, he suddenly appeared on a broken down Man diesel cargo truck with registration number GR 8782- G loaded with bags of maize in the middle of the road.
The cargo truck police investigators reveal, was coming from Techiman and heding towards Accra but broke down in the middle of the road.
As a result, the pick-up vehicle crushed into it and fell at the nearside bush. The driver of the pick-up escaped unhurt but the other victim, Eric Chamba died on the spot .
Polie have since removed and deposited the body at Stewards Mortuary, Yawkwei for preservation and autopsy .
The truck driver has since been arrested and detained by the police to assist in investigations.
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