One burnt to death in accident
A tanker carrying diesel and an articulated truck were involved in a fatal accident at Gomoa Dominase on the Accra-Winneba road Thursday morning.
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The truck had four people on board, including the driver and a female, while the tanker driver and his assistant were the only people in the tanker at the time of the accident.
The accident, which occurred around 6:33 a.m., led to the death of the tanker driver’s assistant, whose name was only given as Tawiah.
He was burnt beyond recognition.
Injuries
The charred body of the deceased has been deposited at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital awaiting autopsy.
The tanker driver, who has been identified as Daniel Ayigye Nartey, was severely injured as a result of burns he suffered and is currently receiving treatment at the Winneba Government Hospital.
Three of the passengers on board the articulated truck were rushed to the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital for immediate medical attention.
Nuhu Abdulai, the fourth person on board the articulated truck, received medical attention at the Gomoa Buduatta Health Centre where he was treated and discharged.
The articulated truck, with registration number GT 6358 V, was carrying logs from Cape Coast towards Accra, while the tanker, with registration number GT 8031, was travelling from Accra towards Cape Coast.
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When the Daily Graphic got to the scene around 8:30 a.m. yesterday, the fire was still burning with personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) from Winneba and Buduburam still trying to put it out.
Collision
The Winneba Municipal Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), Assistant Superintendent of Police Mr John Paul Akonde, told the Daily Graphic that the articulated truck was overtaking another vehicle on a speed hump and just as it was about to enter its lane, it collided head-on with the tanker.
The impact of the collision made the tanker burst into flames, with the tanker driver and his assistant trapped in the fire.
The Winneba Fire Commander, DO1 Ebenezer Akrong, said in an interview that the GNFS had a distress call a few minutes after the accident had occurred and rushed to the scene.
He added that 13 firemen from the Winneba and the Buduburam fire stations managed to bring the fire under control in 20 minutes.
He thanked members of the community for assisting the GNFS to rescue the victims and restore sanity on that stretch of the Accra-Cape Coast road.