Cape Coast-Accra highway – Adomonline.com https://www.adomonline.com Your comprehensive news portal Sat, 06 Sep 2025 13:57:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.adomonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-Adomonline140-32x32.png Cape Coast-Accra highway – Adomonline.com https://www.adomonline.com 32 32 Eight dead, others injured in accident on Cape Coast-Accra Highway https://www.adomonline.com/eight-dead-others-injured-in-accident-on-cape-coast-accra-highway/ Sat, 06 Sep 2025 13:44:43 +0000 https://www.adomonline.com/?p=2575629 A fatal accident at Kormantse on the Cape Coast–Accra Highway has claimed the lives of eight people and injured five others, including a child and the driver of a truck.

The crash, which occurred around 3:50 a.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2025, involved a Mercedes Benz with registration number AS 4146-25 and a Hino truck, GW 5958-25.

According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the Mercedes Benz was heading towards Cape Coast while the Hino truck was travelling to Accra.

Firefighters from the Mankessim Fire Station later extricated two trapped victims who were suspected to have died instantly.

The injured were taken to a nearby health facility for treatment.

With assistance from other stakeholders, the accident scene has been cleared and the road reopened to traffic. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the crash.

Source: Adomonline

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]]> Fire Service rescues 15 accident victims on Cape Coast-Accra highway https://www.adomonline.com/fire-service-rescues-15-accident-victims-on-cape-coast-accra-highway/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 17:50:02 +0000 https://www.adomonline.com/?p=2424198 Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service have rescued 15 victims of an accident that occurred on the Cape Coast-Accra highway near the Childcare School junction.

The car involved in the crash is a Toyota Hiace with registration number GB 2053-22.

The accident happened at around 6:30 am when they were traveling from Takoradi to Accra.

Upon getting to the Cape Coast-Accra highway, the car reportedly veered off into a nearby bush.

The fire team called to the scene successfully rescued 10 victims trapped in the vehicle and five other passengers who successfully escaped.

The victims were handed over to the National Ambulance Service and transported to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in three ambulances for treatment.

The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.

The Toyota Hiace was partially damage as a result of the incident.

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