Fifteen people were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision involving a passenger bus and a container truck at Peki-Tsame in the Volta Region in the early hours of Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
The accident occurred near Peki Senior High School and involved a Mercedes-Benz container truck travelling from Nkwanta to Accra and a Mercedes-Benz passenger bus travelling from Battor to Kabiti in the Oti Region.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), a total of 40 people were involved in the crash, comprising 21 males, 15 females and four children.
Firefighters from the Peki Fire Station conducted a rescue operation and extricated 25 injured victims, including 23 adults and two children. The injured were transported to the Peki Government Hospital for treatment.
The GNFS said 15 people died in the accident, made up of nine males and six females. The bodies were handed over to the Police and conveyed to the hospital mortuary for preservation and further investigations.
