Twelve-year-old Angelina Stickings is seeking public support to aid her recovery, regain her ability to walk and return to school after losing both legs and her father in the fatal Ofankor-Pokuase crash.
She is currently on admission at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital following the crash on August 13, 2026, which killed 12 people and left several others injured.
The accident involved multiple vehicles and was said to have been triggered when a tricycle rider was knocked down, resulting in a chain collision.
Although Angelina survived, she sustained life-altering injuries that led to the amputation of both legs. As she recovers, her family has not yet informed her about her father’s death.
The incident occurred just six months after she lost her mother. Prior to the crash, Angelina was focused on her education, her favourite subjects and her aspirations for the future, with her greatest desire being to recover to and return to school.
In an emotional appeal from her hospital bed, Angelina pleaded for assistance as she continues to endure pain. “I need you guys to help me. Right now my stomach is paining me… I am suffering in this hospital. You guys need to help us,” she appealed.
Meanwhile, her brother, John Stickings, said the cost of her treatment has overwhelmed the family. He disclosed that about GH¢200,000 has already been spent on her medical care, with the family now mobilising funds to procure prosthetic limbs to enable her to walk again.
John is also appealing to government and benevolent individuals to come to their aid to support Angelina’s recovery. “We are preparing to do the leg, because sometimes she complains that she wants to go to school again. We need the government to support us. Any support to make my sister walk again,” he appealed.
Senior Planning Manager at the Greater Accra Office of the National Road Safety Authority, Felix Owusu, has meanwhile, said investigations by the police into the crash are still underway.
He averred the driver of the tipper truck believed to have caused the accident initially fled after the incident but has since been arrested and assisting police with investigations.
Owusu further reminded drivers that while the law allows for higher speed limits on highways and motorways, vehicles carrying passengers are restricted to a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour.
He also appealed to non-governmental organisations, civil society groups and philanthropists to extend financial and psychological support to Angelina and other survivors, noting that such assistance would help them deal with their trauma and reintegrate into society.
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