{"id":108305,"date":"2025-12-24T11:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=108305"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:12:49","slug":"two-dead-dozens-injured-in-crash-on-cape-coast-takoradi-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=108305","title":{"rendered":"Two dead, dozens injured in crash on Cape Coast\u2013Takoradi highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>45 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Two people have died and several others injured following a road traffic accident on the Cape Coast\u2013Takoradi Highway at Abakam in the early hours of Tuesday, 23rd December 2025. <\/p>\n<p>According to a Facebook post shared by the Ghana Fire Service (GNFS), the collision involved a Toyota Corolla (registration GS 2455-25) and a Sprinter bus (WR 316-24).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633.png\" alt=\"Two dead, dozens injured in crash on Cape Coast\u2013Takoradi highway\" class=\"wp-image-10032935716\" title=\"Two dead, dozens injured in crash on Cape Coast\u2013Takoradi highway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633-105x140.png 105w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633-94x125.png 94w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633-188x250.png 188w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633-318x424.png 318w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633-38x50.png 38w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2633.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Firefighters from the Elmina Fire Station responded to the scene after receiving a distress call at 5:11 a.m. They secured the area, cleared debris, and worked to prevent secondary accidents while restoring the free flow of traffic along the busy highway.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634.png\" alt=\"Two dead, dozens injured in crash on Cape Coast\u2013Takoradi highway\" class=\"wp-image-10032935717\" title=\"Two dead, dozens injured in crash on Cape Coast\u2013Takoradi highway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634-105x140.png 105w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634-94x125.png 94w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634-188x250.png 188w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634-318x424.png 318w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634-38x50.png 38w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2634.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Following the accident, four victims were rushed to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Hospital, where two later succumbed to their injuries. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635.png\" alt=\"Two dead, dozens injured in crash on Cape Coast\u2013Takoradi highway\" class=\"wp-image-10032935718\" title=\"Two dead, dozens injured in crash on Cape Coast\u2013Takoradi highway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635-105x140.png 105w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635-94x125.png 94w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635-188x250.png 188w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635-318x424.png 318w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635-38x50.png 38w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2635.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, ten other victims were taken to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, where they are receiving treatment. 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