One dead, several injured as tipper truck crashes into vehicles, shops in Kumasi

A tipper truck has crashed into several vehicles, motorbikes, tricycles and shops along the Krofrom-Tafo-Nhyiaeso stretch in the Ashanti Region, leaving one person dead and several others injured.

According to him, the driver, identified as Clement Ofori, told police he was travelling from Tema to Burkina Faso when he lost control of the truck after its brakes allegedly failed at the Krofrom traffic intersection.

Drivers whose vehicles were towed from the area have been directed to report to the police to assist with the investigation, while the truck driver remains in custody.