The incident involved a sprinter van, a tipper truck, and an articulated lorry. According to initial reports, the articulated lorry attempted to overtake the tipper truck on a sharp curve. At the same time, a fully loaded sprinter van, travelling from Accra to Takoradi, collided with both vehicles. An eyewitness provided a detailed account of the accident, telling Adom News, "As I was travelling from Cape Coast to Takoradi, I noticed two vehicles approaching from the opposite direction near a curve by a school. One of the vehicles seemed delayed, which led the articulated lorry to try overtaking.