Fifteen passengers were killed on the spot following a fatal collision between a Ford Transit bus and an ambulance on the Kumasi–Sunyani road, on Tuesday, March 3,2026.
The Ford Transit, with registration number GT K5676-19, was traveling from Kumasi to Drobo when it reportedly collided head-on with an ambulance transporting a pregnant woman from Drobo to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for emergency medical care.
The accident occurred at Tikrom near Mankranso in the Ashanti region.
All 15 passengers aboard the Ford Transit bus died as a result of the crash. Authorities have not yet confirmed the condition of the pregnant woman or other occupants of the ambulance.
The bodies of the deceased have been conveyed to the Mankranso Hospital morgue in Ashanti Region.
In another development, a pedestrian was killed on Monday morning, March 2,2026, after being knocked down by a private Ford vehicle at Kumasi South Junction, New North Suntreso.
The deceased, whose identity has not yet been established, is believed to have been coming from the North Suntreso area at the time of the incident.
According to our source , the driver stopped after realising the victim had died.
He subsequently parked the vehicle and reported himself to the North Suntreso District Police Command.
Police are expected to commence investigations to determine the circumstances surrounding the accident.
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By Benjamin Aidoo
