2 w. ago The Overtaking Olympics: Dispatches from the Accra–Kumasi Highway

On the Accra–Kumasi highway, time doesn’t fly—drivers do. Each dawn, the asphalt hosts our unofficial national sport: lane-guessing with freestyle overtaking, scored by horn decible and proximity to disaster. Somewhere between Suhum and Nkawkaw, a Sprinter bus becomes a brutal lesson in momentum and stopping distance, a fuel tanker is a rolling wall—slow to stop and impossible to dodge at the last second—and the hard shoulder moonlights as a car park with a taste for ambush.

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2 w. ago Five dead, several injured in Kumasi–Accra highway crash at Asuboi

A fatal accident on the Kumasi–Accra highway at Asuboi, near Suhum in the Eastern Region, has claimed the lives of at least five people, with several others sustaining injuries.

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3 w. ago Ghana’s Road Safety Crisis Demands Urgent Overhaul After Tragedies

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-road-safety-crisis-demands-urgent-overhaul-after-tragedies/The recent helicopter crash that killed Ghana’s Defence and Environment Ministers, Omane Boamah and Murtala Mohammed, alongside six others, has exposed deeper systemic failures in national safety protocols. Yet even as investigators probe the air disaster, a deadlier crisis unfolds daily on Ghana’s roads, where neglect and corruption have turned commutes into lethal gambles. Road […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-road-safety-crisis-demands-urgent-overhaul-after-tragedies/

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3 w. ago GRTCC urges urgent road repairs after fatal crash on Accra–Kumasi highway

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has urged the Ministry of Roads and Highways to improve the country’s road network to curb the rising carnage.

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3 w. ago Family to Hold Final Rites for Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/family-to-hold-final-rites-for-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash/The family of Dr. Murtala Mohammed, former Environment Minister and Tamale Central MP, will perform his final funeral rites in Tamale on August 12. Mohammed died alongside seven others in the August 6 military helicopter crash that shocked Ghana. He was buried in Accra two days prior. Hundreds of mourners, including state ministers, have gathered […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/family-to-hold-final-rites-for-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash/

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3 w. ago Ghana Buries Prominent Muslim Victims of Military Helicopter Crash

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-buries-prominent-muslim-victims-of-military-helicopter-crash/Accra prepares to lay two prominent Muslim victims of the August 6th military helicopter crash to rest today, August 10th, 2025. Environment, Science, and Technology Minister Dr. Murtala Mohammed and Deputy National Security Coordinator Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna will be buried at the Military Cemetery following Islamic rites. Janazah prayers for the two men will […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-buries-prominent-muslim-victims-of-military-helicopter-crash/

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3 w. ago Fundamental Baptist Churches Console President Mahama, Ghanaians Over Helicopter Crash Tragedy

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Nana Beeko, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/fundamental-baptist-churches-console-president-mahama-ghanaians-over-helicopter-crash-tragedy/Accra – August 8, 2025 — The Association of Fundamental Baptist Churches has extended heartfelt condolences to President John Dramani Mahama, the Government, and the people of Ghana following the fatal Air Force helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight Ghanaians, including senior government officials, cabinet ministers, and military personnel. In a message signed […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Nana Beeko, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/fundamental-baptist-churches-console-president-mahama-ghanaians-over-helicopter-crash-tragedy/

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4 w. ago 2M Express Denies Link to Fatal Highway Crash, Slams Media Misreporting

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/2m-express-denies-link-to-fatal-highway-crash-slams-media-misreporting/Transport operator 2M Express Ltd has forcefully rejected claims that one of its vehicles caused Wednesday’s deadly accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The crash at Kubease involved a Toyota Hiace van (registration GJ 2206-21) and resulted in multiple casualties. Several media outlets, including Joy News, initially identified the vehicle as part of 2M Express’s fleet. […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/2m-express-denies-link-to-fatal-highway-crash-slams-media-misreporting/

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4 w. ago Accra Falls Quiet as Nation Mourns Ministers Lost in Helicopter Crash

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/accra-falls-quiet-as-nation-mourns-ministers-lost-in-helicopter-crash/Ghana’s capital wears a veil of grief. Streets once pulsing with Accra’s trademark energy now move at a subdued pace. Conferences stand empty, stadiums fall silent, and public celebrations vanish from the calendar. This profound shift follows President John Mahama’s declaration of a three-day national mourning period, honouring ministers and officials killed in a helicopter […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/accra-falls-quiet-as-nation-mourns-ministers-lost-in-helicopter-crash/

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4 w. ago Ghana Holds Solemn Ceremony for Crash Victims as National Mourning Begins

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-holds-solemn-ceremony-for-crash-victims-as-national-mourning-begins/The mortal remains of eight people killed in Ghana’s military helicopter crash arrived in Accra today, met with full state honors. A somber reception ceremony took place at Burma Camp, where the flag-draped caskets were received by Chief of Staff Julius Debrah and senior government officials. The bodies were then transported to a mortuary for […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-holds-solemn-ceremony-for-crash-victims-as-national-mourning-begins/

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4 w. ago Photos: Chief of Staff receives bodies of military helicopter crash victims

The bodies of all eight victims of Wednesday’s fatal Z-9 military helicopter crash were flown to Accra and deposited at the 37 Military Hospital in preparation for interment.

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4 w. ago Bodies of military helicopter crash victims transferred to 37 Military Hospital

The Ghana Armed Forces has confirmed that the bodies of all eight victims of Wednesday’s fatal Z-9 military helicopter crash have been flown to Accra and deposited at the 37 Military Hospital in preparation for interment.

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