The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Sunday, June 21, 2026, mounted swift emergency responses to multiple road traffic accidents across the Volta Region, rescuing 34 victims, while 6 persons lost their lives.
The first set of incidents occurred along the Todome stretch near Kpeve on the Peki–Kpeve Road, where rescue crews from the Peki Fire Station responded to two simultaneous crashes after receiving a distress call at 12:53 GMT.
One of the crashes involved a MAN Diesel TGS truck with registration number GT 9993-18, travelling from Tema to Tamale, and a Toyota Camry with registration number GE 735-14, travelling from Nkwanta to Accra.
All five occupants of the vehicles made up of four males and one female had been rescued before the arrival of the rescue crew.
Both vehicles sustained partial damage.
The second crash involved a Metro Mass Transit bus with registration number AS 4984-09, travelling from Accra to Dambai with 28 passengers on board.
The rescue crew successfully extricated and rescued 24 victims, comprising 7 males and 17 females, who were conveyed to the Peki Government Hospital for medical attention.
Four persons, comprising one male and three females, unfortunately passed on at the scene.
Their bodies were subsequently handed over to the Police for preservation and further investigation.
In a separate incident at the Ho Civic Centre, rescuers from the Ho Regional Headquarters responded to another road traffic crash after receiving a distress call at 13: 04 GMT.
Under the command of ADO II Seth Sarfo, the crew arrived at the scene within two minutes and immediately commenced rescue operations.
The accident involved a Hyundai Mighty truck with registration number GE 342-11, a Pragya tricycle with registration number 26-VR 455, and an unregistered motorbike.
A total of 10 victims were rescued and transported to the Ho Municipal Hospital and Ho Teaching Hospital for treatment.
Follow-up at the hospitals later confirmed 2 male fatalities among the injured.
The vehicles involved in the crashes sustained varying degrees of damage, while investigations are underway to determine their causes.
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