2021 Asafo-Akyem bus crash

2021 Asafo-Akyem bus crash
Asafo-Akyem Asafo-Akyem (Ghana)
Details
Date	February 26, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-26) GMT; UTC±00:00
Location	Asafo-Akyem, Eastern Region, Ghana
Country	Ghana
Incident type	Head-on collision
Cause	Reckless driving
Statistics
Bus	Kia Granbird
Vehicles	2
Crew	2
Deaths	19
Injured	unknown

On 26 February 2021 at around 1:30 AM, two buses were involved in a head-on collision at Asafo-Akyem on the Accra-Kumasi highway in Ghana.[1] Nineteen people were confirmed dead, including both drivers.[2]

Background

The bus heading from Accra to Kumasi was operated by 39-year-old Emmanuel Asante Opoku. The other bus involved was VIP branded and was heading to Accra from Sankore, the man operating the bus was 55-year-old Kofi George.

Incident

Police revealed that Emmanuel Opoku tried to overtake four trucks in a row and collided with the VIP bus head-on. Sixteen people died at the scene while several others were taken to hospital.[3] The number of confirmed deaths later rose to nineteen.[2]

References

1. "16 dead in fatal crash involving two Buses at Akim Asafo". GhanaWeb. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2. Folley, George (27 February 2021). "Police blame driver for Akyem Asafo fatal crash". graphic. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
3. Agency, Ghana News (2021-02-26). "Sixteen people perish in a fatal accident at Akyem-Asafo". News Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-04.