Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service and the Ghana Police Service assessed the environment and evacuated all potential threats and heat sources from the scene to avoid any unfortunate situation.

Police officers diverted traffic away from the area to avoid further accidents.

This adds to the number of such incidents that have occurred on the major road.

The accident occurred on Friday, July 12, 2024, after the tanker collided with a sedan.

The tanker driver lost an arm, and the sedan driver lost both legs in the crash.

The accident has caused a severe gridlock, leaving passengers and vehicles traveling to neighbouring communities stranded.

The truck, with registration number GR-3583-20, was transporting the fuel to Hiawa and Aboi Nkwanta when the incident occurred.

According to reports, the fuel tanker driver with registration number GR 4339-C tried to avoid a head-on collision with an articulated truck with registration number 7310-BH.