The National Road Safety Authority has confirmed the death of another victim from the multiple-vehicle crash at Ofankor Barrier on the Accra–Nsawam Highway, increasing the number of dead to 12.
A Senior Planning Manager at the NRSA, Felix Owusu, who revealed this, said 22 other people are receiving treatment at various hospitals following the crash.
Nineteen of the injured victims are receiving treatment at the Asofa Hospital, while three others are at the Achimota Hospital.
Seven vehicles were involved in the pile-up on the Ofankor–Pokuase stretch of the highway around 4am on Thursday, August 13, 2026. The vehicles involved were two tipper trucks, two Sprinter buses, two saloon cars and a tricycle.
According to Mr Owusu, the NRSA is awaiting the police’s full investigation to establish the exact circumstances that led to the crash.
He said preliminary information gathered at the scene suggests the tricycle may have triggered the chain of events.
“From the little we have gathered, there was a stationary tricycle, or what most people call an ‘aboboyaa’. There was a tricycle which had broken down,” he said.
A tipper truck carrying sand reportedly stopped behind it, followed by two Sprinter buses carrying passengers. Another tipper truck then approached at high speed and crashed into the vehicles ahead, setting off the multiple collisions.
He stressed that this account remains preliminary and should not be treated as the official cause of the crash until police complete their investigation.
