Accident Kills 15 People Instantly …On Peki-Tsame Road

Fifteen (15) people were killed instantly and 25 others injured in a horrific head-on collision between a container truck and a passenger bus at Peki-Tsame in the Volta Region on Tuesday morning.

The devastating accident occurred near the Peki Senior High School, leaving mangled wreckage and scenes of grief as emergency responders battled to rescue trapped passengers.

The crash involved a Mercedes-Benz container truck, registration number WR 1553-C, travelling from Nkwanta to Accra, and a Mercedes-Benz passenger bus, registration number GR 3215-E, travelling from Battor to Kabiti in the Oti Region.

A total of 40 people, including men, women and children, were on board the two vehicles when disaster struck.

Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Peki Fire Station rushed to the scene and worked tirelessly to rescue victims trapped in the wreckage. Twenty-five injured people, including two children, were rescued and transported to the Peki Government Hospital for treatment.

Sadly, 15 passengers, nine men and six women, were pronounced dead.

Volta Regional Public Relations Officer of the GNFS, ADO1 Hope Bedzrah, said preliminary investigations suggested the tragedy resulted from a head-on collision.

“When our personnel arrived, they found the two vehicles locked in a head-on crash. Rescue operations began immediately to save those trapped,” he said.

The bodies of the deceased were handed over to the Ghana Police Service and deposited at the Peki Government Hospital mortuary pending identification and further procedures.

Investigations are underway to establish the exact cause of the crash.

The tragedy has once again highlighted growing concerns about road safety in Ghana, where speeding, dangerous overtaking and driver fatigue continue to claim lives on the nation’s highways.

2 Students Die in Assin Crash

Meanwhile, another heartbreaking road accident involving a school bus has claimed the lives of two pupils of Alice Elites Academy, a preparatory school at Assin Edubiase in the Assin South District of the Central Region.

The deceased, a boy and a girl, were among more than 40 schoolchildren travelling aboard a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter bus when the crash occurred on Assin Homaho Road on Monday evening, June 1, 2026.

The tragic incident threw the school community and residents into mourning as emergency services rushed to the scene to rescue the victims.

Confirming the accident, the Central North Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), DSP Wonder Lumor, disclosed that all affected children were immediately transported to nearby health facilities for treatment.

According to him, 22 of the injured pupils were taken to St. Francis Xavier Hospital, while 18 others received medical attention at the Assin Edubiase Health Centre.

DSP Lumor further revealed that all 40 injured children were successfully treated and later discharged to their families.

Police have launched investigations into the accident to establish the circumstances that led to the fatal crash.