Tragedy struck at Asiakwa Junction on Monday when a fuel tanker traveling from Accra to Kumasi experienced brake failure and collided with a taxi, resulting in two fatalities, including the taxi driver.
The tanker veered onto the lane for Accra-bound vehicles, trapping the taxi underneath. The spilled fuel ignited, incinerating both vehicles.
Miraculously, two taxi passengers escaped before the flames engulfed the car.
A truck approaching the Pacific fuel station also collided with the burning tanker, leading to severe injuries for the driver and the death of his mate upon arrival at the hospital.
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One of the surviving passengers recounted his desperate attempt to rescue the taxi driver, saying, “I tried pulling him out, but the fire had already started blazing. I would have also burnt because I did all I could to bring him out.”
