One person has been confirmed dead and another is in critical condition following a collision between a motorbike and a tractor at Antwi Adjei Nkwanta in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region.
The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old Rafiq Mohammed, the rider of the motorbike. The pillion rider, 17-year-old Cosmos Boateng, is currently in critical condition.
Eyewitnesses reported that the tractor, driven by 26-year-old Shariff Abdul Rahman, was travelling from Antwi Adjei Nkwanta to Manukrom to purchase fuel at the Desert Filling Station when it attempted to turn into the station.
In the process, it collided head-on with the motorbike coming from the direction of Kuffour’s Camp.
All three individuals sustained serious injuries and were rushed to hospital in Bibiani. Rafiq Mohammed was pronounced dead on arrival.
Cosmos Boateng remains in critical condition at the Bibiani Municipal Hospital, while the tractor driver is receiving treatment at DAKS Hospital.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Bibiani morgue, pending police investigation and autopsy.
