The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) mounted swift emergency responses to multiple road traffic accidents across the Volta Region on Sunday, June 21, 2026, rescuing 34 victims while six people lost their lives.
The first incidents occurred along the Todome stretch near Kpeve on the Peki–Kpeve Road, where personnel from the Peki Fire Station responded to two simultaneous crashes after receiving a distress call at 12:53 GMT.
One of the crashes involved a MAN Diesel TGS truck with registration number GT 9993-18, travelling from Tema to Tamale, and a Toyota Camry with registration number GE 735-14, which was travelling from Nkwanta to Accra.
According to the GNFS, all five occupants of the vehicles—four males and one female—had been rescued before firefighters arrived at the scene. Both vehicles sustained partial damage.
The second crash involved a Metro Mass Transit bus with registration number AS 4984-09, travelling from Accra to Dambai with 28 passengers on board.
Rescue crews successfully extricated and rescued 24 victims, comprising seven males and 17 females, who were transported to the Peki Government Hospital for treatment.
However, four persons—one male and three females—were pronounced dead at the scene. Their bodies were subsequently handed over to the police for preservation and further investigations.
In a separate incident at the Ho Civic Centre, firefighters from the Ho Regional Headquarters responded to another road traffic crash after receiving a distress call at 13:04 GMT.
Under the command of ADO II Seth Sarfo, the rescue team arrived at the scene within two minutes and immediately commenced operations.
The accident involved a Hyundai Mighty truck with registration number GE 342-11, a Pragya tricycle with registration number 26-VR 455, and an unregistered motorbike.
A total of 10 victims were rescued and conveyed to the Ho Municipal Hospital and the Ho Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
Follow-up reports from the hospitals later confirmed the deaths of two male victims among the injured, bringing the death toll from the day’s accidents to six.
The vehicles involved sustained varying degrees of damage, while investigations are underway to establish the causes of the crashes.
