C/R: Three Teenagers Killed in Crash Involving KIA Bus and Motorbike
A devastating road accident that occurred on the night of April 16, 2025, at Assin Asempanaye in the Assin North District of the Central Region has claimed the lives of three teenagers.
A KIA Granbird bus, bearing registration number GT 5727-20 and carrying 42 passengers from Kumasi to Takoradi, crashed into an unregistered Royal motorbike carrying the victims.
The motorbike was being ridden by 16-year-old Wisdom Anane, who was accompanied by two pillion passengers: Philip Agborka, 16, and Philip Tetteh, 17.
Preliminary investigations by the Central North Regional Police MTTD of the Ghana Police Service indicate that the bus driver, 50-year-old Akwasi Adjei, failed to exercise due caution and collided with the motorbike near the Assin Kushea junction on the Cape Coast–Kumasi highway while negotiating a curve.
The crash resulted in the motorbike and its riders being trapped under the bus and dragged for approximately 120 meters before the vehicle came to a halt.
All three teenagers sustained critical injuries and were rushed to St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu, where they were pronounced dead on arrival.
Their bodies have been deposited at the hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.
The KIA bus and the damaged motorbike have been impounded at the Assin Praso Police Station to assist with ongoing investigations.
Akwasi Adjei, the driver, is currently in police custody to aid in the inquiry.
The police command is urging motorists to exercise heightened caution on the roads to prevent such tragic incidents.
Story by Kofi Tutu
