Hassan Ayariga’s Toyota V8 Involved in Ashaiman Overhead Crash: One Injured, Vehicles Towed Amid Ambulance Escort Chaos
The Toyota V8 belonging to All People’s Congress (APC) founder and leader Hassan Ayariga collided with a commercial vehicle at the Ashaiman Overhead in Greater Accra on Friday afternoon, leaving one person injured and sparking conflicting accounts of the incident.
The crash, which unfolded amid heavy traffic, involved Ayariga’s vehicle (registration GN 76-16) and a trotro (GS 3642-12), with the APC leader confirming ownership and expressing shock over the “distressing” news while en route to an event.
Eyewitnesses reported the chaos began when an ambulance, transporting a deceased person under police escort, sped through the congested interchange around 3:00 p.m.
The Toyota V8, allegedly also accelerating, struck the stationary trotro—whose driver, Frank Amoah, had pulled over to yield to the emergency convoy—before veering into a nearby gutter. Amoah’s mate suffered injuries and was rushed to a nearby clinic, while the Toyota’s driver, assisting with investigations, claimed a police motorcycle escort clipped his vehicle during path-clearing maneuvers, forcing him to swerve to avoid a worse collision.
“I stopped to give way to the ambulance and escort when the V8 suddenly rammed us from behind,” Amoah recounted, his vehicle sustaining rear damage. The Toyota driver countered, “The rider hit us while trying to clear traffic; I swerved to prevent a head-on but ended up in the gutter.” Both vehicles were towed to the Ashaiman Police Station for processing, with no fatalities reported but the trotro mate requiring stitches for lacerations.
Ayariga, reacting via phone to reporters, confirmed the car was driven by his staff and described the update as “shocking and distressing,” adding, “I’m glad no lives were lost, but we’ll cooperate fully with the investigation.” The APC leader, known for his anti-corruption advocacy and 2024 presidential bid, was unharmed and proceeding to his engagement.
The Ashaiman Overhead, a notorious bottleneck linking Tema to Accra and prone to pile-ups—witnessing 120 accidents in 2024 per MTTD data—highlights ongoing safety lapses at emergency convoys. Police spokesperson DSP Sylvia Amankwaa confirmed an inquiry into the escort’s conduct and vehicle speeds, urging drivers to “exercise caution in traffic.” Ayariga’s camp called for “thorough probes to prevent repeats,” with the injured stable and vehicles under inspection.
This incident adds to a string of high-profile crashes involving VIP convoys, raising questions on protocol enforcement amid Ghana’s rising road fatality rate—over 2,000 annually.
