Obogu Disaster: Watch scenes from the mass burial of 15 Saviour Church members

The 15 members of the Saviour Church of Ghana who lost their lives in a tragic road accident on the Atwedie stretch of the Kumasi-Accra Highway were laid to rest in a mass burial at Obogu on Thursday.

Videos from the funeral and the burial of the 15 victims have gone viral. One of the videos captured a group of men digging the mass grave where the victims were going to be buried.

Another video showed the coffins of the 15 young men and women who died in the crash arranged in the mass grave.

Mourners, including the grieving family members, classmates, and community members, had faces drawn with profound grief.

Family members and classmates of the deceased could be seen clinging to each other for support as they wailed.

The devastating crash occurred on Monday, July 28, 2025, at about 2:30 P.M., when the victims were returning from the church's annual programme in the Eastern Region.

Eyewitnesses say the accident happened following a head-on collision between the vehicle carrying the church members and an oncoming fuel tanker.

The tragedy has plunged the entire Obogu community and the Saviour Church into mourning, with bereaved families and friends struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss of their loved ones.

See some of the visuals below:

Fifteen members of the Saviour Church of Ghana, who lost their lives in a fatal road crash on the Atwedie section of the Kumasi-Accra highway, have been laid to rest in a mass burial.#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/YI52JDuRxS

— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) July 31, 2025

Asante-Akyem Obogu Holds Mass Burial Today for 15 Youth K!lled in Highway Crash

Gràve d!gging is currently underway at Asante-Akyem Obogu for the mass burial of 15 youth members of the Saviour Church who d!ed in a car accident on the Accra–Kumasi Highway last Monday. pic.twitter.com/kfHXO9HMo3

— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) July 31, 2025

A heartbreaking scene at Asante-Akyem Obogu as the community holds a mass burial for the 15 young members of the Saviour Church, who tragically perished in the recent accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway. pic.twitter.com/OvES7toCLx

— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) July 31, 2025

Heartbreaking moment as classmates of some of the deceased students, who were members of the Saviour Church and d!ed in an accident, broke down in uncontrollable teàrs while their colleagues from Presby Senior High Technical School, Kwamang, were laid to rest. pic.twitter.com/9qqLSTanpf

— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) July 31, 2025

A woman in Asante-Akyem Obogu lost six (6) family members in the fatal accident involving youth from the Saviour Church on the Accra-Kumasi highway. pic.twitter.com/nUaoFkLLYE

— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) August 1, 2025

🕊️ Obogu Mourns: 16 Saviour Church Members to Be Buried Together: Following the tragic road crash on the Kumasi–Accra highway, members of the Saviour Church of Ghana are preparing a mass grave for all 16 victims at Obogu, Asante Akyem North.

The heartbreaking moment has united a… pic.twitter.com/nmMX5zfQ00

— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) July 31, 2025