YEN Entertainment Awards 2025 is live – vote now for your favourite stars!The Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed a fatal road traffic accident at Gomoa Ankamu near Apam Junction in the Central Region, which left one person dead.The Apam Fire Station received a distress call at about 6:40 p.m. on April 18 reporting a collision involving a car and a truck.The fire service in a statement said firefighters were quickly dispatched to the scene, where they found one occupant trapped inside the car, a Kia Picanto.The victim was removed from the wrecked vehicle and handed over to the Ghana National Ambulance Service for emergency care at Saint Luke Hospital.Read alsoFire guts parts of Kejetia market; fire service swoops in to prevent major disasterStay ahead of the gist. Join YEN’s WhatsApp channel for instant updates!However, the victim was later pronounced dead on arrival.Preliminary findings suggest the Hyundai Rhino truck, which was en route to Winneba, attempted to overtake another vehicle at high speed but lost control and collided head-on with the Kia Picanto travelling towards Cape Coast.The fire service shared photos of the crash site on Facebook. JOIN IN: Suspicious Content In Your Feed? Bust It With Our Free and Brief Fact-Checking Course. Get a Certificate!Source: YEN.com.gh Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: [email protected].
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Man tragically dies in deadly crash at Apam Junction after dangerous overtaking by truck
YEN NewsTue, 21 Apr 2026 · 3d ago2 views
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A fatal road accident occurred on April 18 at Gomoa Ankamu near Apam Junction in Ghana's Central Region. A Hyundai Rhino truck, attempting to overtake, lost control and collided head-on with a Kia Picanto. Firefighters extricated one occupant from the car, who was later pronounced dead on arrival at Saint Luke Hospital. The Ghana National Fire Service confirmed the incident.
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