Juaso: One dead, another injured after pick-up crushes into a cargo truck

One person has been confirmed dead and another is nursing multiple degrees of injuries after a pick-up vehicle crashed into a cargo truck near Asankare on the Kumasi-Accra Highway.

According to police reports available to MyNewsGh.com, the incident occurred at about 2:45 am on Saturday, June 22, 2024, when 28-year-old Emmanuel Tsikplornu was driving a Mitsubishi L200 pick-up with registration number GC 9813-20 with 32-year-old Eric Chamba on board.

Upon reaching a spot at Juaso three-lane along the Juaso-Konongo highway, he encountered a broken-down Man diesel cargo truck with registration number GR 8782-G, loaded with bags of maize, in the middle of the road.

The cargo truck, police investigators reveal, was coming from Techiman and heading towards Accra but broke down in the middle of the road.

As a result, the pick-up vehicle crashed into it and fell into the nearside bush. The driver of the pick-up escaped unhurt, but the other victim, Eric Chamba, died on the spot.

Police have since removed and deposited the body at Stewards Mortuary, Yawkwei, for preservation and autopsy.

The truck driver has been arrested and detained by the police to assist in investigations.