Three accomplices also sustained gunshot wounds.

According to the Police, the robbers blocked the main road at Gaagbini, in the West Mamprusi municipality with logs to rob passengers.

Some drivers reported the incident to the Walewale police who dispatched a patrol team to the scene.

Upon arrival, the robbers engaged in an exchange of fire with the police, leading to the death of one person.

The injured robbers, however, managed to flee the scene with a manhunt launched for them.