In an accident on Monday, two persons—including a taxi driver—were pronounced dead.
This came about as a result of a taxi and a fuel tanker that were traveling from Accra to Kumasi colliding at Asiakwa Junction in the Eastern region.
The tanker apparently had a brake malfunction as it approached the Asiakwa Junction on the main Accra-Kumasi Highway.
The truck rolled onto the lane intended for vehicles heading toward Accra in an effort to manage the situation.
As the taxi approached the intersection, the rolling tanker attempted to be avoided, but the driver ended up under it.
The tanker’s spilled fuel caught fire in a matter of seconds, completely destroying the tanker and the taxi.
Luckily, the two occupants of the cab were able to flee the scene of the crash before the car caught fire.
The burning tanker was also struck by a truck that was approaching the Pacific gasoline station from Asiakwa Junction without following the rules of the road.
Both the Kia truck driver and his companion have head injuries.
However, it was alleged that the mate passed very soon after arriving at the Osiem Saviour Memorial Hospital.
One of the passengers who was able to exit the vehicle talked about his experience:
“I tried pulling him [the taxi driver] out, but I could not, and the fire had already started blazing. I would have also burnt because I did all I could to bring him out because he was not dead. There were two people and I had pulled one out and I was trying to pull the other out”
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