An 18-year-old girl has been crushed to death after a speeding towing truck crashed into her home in the Kade Adankrono community in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The tragic incident occurred when the driver of an unregistered Rhino truck, reportedly racing alongside a Lexus vehicle, lost control of the steering wheel. He veered off the road, tearing through a goat coop before plowing into the house where the young girl was.
Grief and disbelief have engulfed residents who describe the accident as devastating, with debris scattered and family members inconsolable.
“We were preparing for the funeral when we heard a vehicle from the Pankese direction lost control and veered into this compound and crushed the young lady,” a relative recounted. “One other younger person was under the car. The medical personnel at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, gave the younger child who survived first aid and have asked that we return on Monday.”
Speeding truck kills 18-year-old girl in Eastern Region
A distraught relative further explained the victim’s final moments: “The deceased has her child at the hospital. She returned home to gather money to go care for her child. She has just alighted from a pragya to engage her own father for money.” Another resident added, “We heard a loud bang and ran out; by the time we got there, she was gone.”
Speeding truck kills 18-year-old girl in Eastern
Many have blamed the crash on reckless driving, noting that drivers on that stretch of road have become notorious for speeding.
The body of the deceased is currently at the St. Dominic Akwatia Government Hospital for autopsy and preservation.
The driver is said to have fled the scene shortly after the incident, allegedly out of fear of being attacked by enraged onlookers.
The police intervened quickly to keep calm and prevent enraged residents from destroying the towing truck. They have since launched investigations into the tragedy, while residents are calling for justice to prevent similar accidents in the future.
