Tag Archives: HIGHWAY

Accident on Accra – Kumasi Highway leaves scores injured

Scores of passengers sustained varied degrees of injury when their car veered off the road into a bush on the Accra – Kumasi Highway. According to a report by myjoyonline.com, the incident involving a sprinter bus happened at the Juaso-Atwedie area of the Highway. The Kumasi-bound vehicle with registration number …

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Armed robbers shoot and kill lawyer on Bole-Bamboi highway

Suspected armed robbers have shot and killed a lawyer, Richard Badombie on the Bole-Bamboi highway in the Savannah Region. The Accra-based lawyer was reportedly killed by the robbers while travelling to Jirapa in the Upper West Region with some relatives on Saturday, 28 May 2022. The robbers, who emerged from …

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One dead after armed men attack gold dealer’s shop at Enyinam on Accra-Kumasi highway

JoyNews has picked information about a robbery attack at Enyinam on the Accra-Kumasi highway. The attack allegedly took place at a gold dealer’s shop. Sources say the armed robbers made away with an undisclosed sum of money. Again, one person was reportedly shot dead. Giving more details, an eyewitness, Ibrahim …

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Landslide on Kasoa highway due to heavy floods

There has been a landslide on the Kasoa-Accra stretch of the highway around the toll booth. This was as a result of the downpour which started on Monday evening till Tuesday morning. The situation has caused heavy vehicular traffic on the Kasoa-Accra highways as vehicles could not move to their …

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Terrorists abduct 30 passengers along Abuja-Kaduna highway

At least, 30 passengers have been abducted by terrorists along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, SaharaReporters learnt. An unspecified number of persons are said to have also been shot during the attack. The attack came barely two months after bandits derailed a Kaduna-bound train, killing scores and kidnapping several persons including pregnant …

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Ghana Highway Authority pickup snatched at gunpoint in Tamale

A Toyota Hilux Pickup with registration number GH 6207-20 belonging to the Ghana Highway Authority has been snatched at gunpoint at Jisonayili, a suburb of the Northern Regional capital, Tamale. The vehicle was robbed after its driver suddenly stopped because a motor rider in front of him fell off his …

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5 dead, 7 injured in fatal accident on Accra-Kumasi highway

At least five persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident on the Bunso stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway in Eastern region. Seven others who sustained injuries have been admitted at the hospital. The accident occurred Monday April 4 at about 3:55am when the suspect driver now …

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Two dead in Cape Coast Highway accident

Three persons are in critical condition following an accident on the Cape Coast Highway that has claimed the lives of two other persons. The accident which occurred on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Gomoa Bewadze led to the instant death of the two victims. The …

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Erosion gradually caving in portions of Cape Coast-Takoradi Highway

The Cape Coast-Takoradi highway is the main road that connects the Central Region to the Western Region. It is the main stretch that also connects some portions of the Central region (Cape Coast, Elmina, Komenda), thus the essence of this highway cannot be overlooked. However, road users are at risk …

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Fuel tanker catches fire on Accra-Kumasi highway

Personnel of the Accident Prevention Squad (APS) of the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) in Kyebi in the Eastern Region are frantically working to ensure that the Osino to Nsutam stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway is free to traffic. This is because a fuel tanker caught fire Monday afternoon …

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