16 Dead in Crash Involving Ambulance and Ford Transit at Potrikrom in Ashanti Region

At least 16 people are feared dead following a devastating head-on collision between an ambulance and a Ford Transit bus at Potrikrom in the Ahafo Ano South-East District of the Ashanti Region.

According to eyewitness accounts, the Ford Transit with registration GT 6576–19 was transporting passengers from Kumasi to Bechem when it collided head-on with an ambulance, with registration GV 527–23, which was reportedly traveling from the opposite direction.

The impact of the crash, reportedly caused by excessive speed, left both vehicles mangled beyond recognition. The majority of passengers on board the Ford Transit are believed to have perished instantly due to the severity of the collision.

An eyewitness, Kwabena Stephen, described the scene as horrifying, stating that some of the bodies were severely dismembered and had to be placed in polythene bags and sacks.

“Officers from the MTTD at Mankranso conveyed the bodies in a pickup vehicle to the mortuaries at Mankranso and Adugyama,” he said.

Other witnesses who spoke to Adom News alleged that the ambulance, believed to belong to St. Mary’s Catholic Hospital at Drobo, was overtaking another vehicle when the crash occurred.

In a social media post, Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, said his “deepest condolences go to their families.”

The Potrikrom community remains in deep shock and mourning as police clear the road to ease traffic congestion.

Authorities have since launched a full investigation into the tragic incident.