Eleven people have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, April 22, at Amanase near Suhum, along the Accra-Kumasi Highway.

The crash, which happened around 5:00 a.m., involved a fuel tanker with registration number GR 1300-16 and a Benz Sprinter bus registered GW 6510-23.

Preliminary police investigations indicate that the tanker driver, believed to have been dozing off, veered off his lane into the path of the oncoming Sprinter, resulting in a devastating head-on collision.

Among the deceased are two females and nine male adults.