{"id":456431,"date":"2025-12-28T09:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T09:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/28\/one-killed-as-truck-rams-into-shops-at-nkroful-junction\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T09:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T09:16:50","slug":"one-killed-as-truck-rams-into-shops-at-nkroful-junction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/28\/one-killed-as-truck-rams-into-shops-at-nkroful-junction\/","title":{"rendered":"One killed as truck rams into shops at Nkroful Junction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Kia truck loaded with rubber crashed into three shops at Nkroful Junction, opposite the Allied Filling Station in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region, on December 27, killing one person and injuring another.<\/p>\n<p>The truck was travelling from Agona Nkwanta along the Kansaworado Highway towards Accra when it reportedly lost control at Nkroful Junction after another Kia truck ahead of it suddenly veered into its lane. In an attempt to avoid a collision, the driver struck the other vehicle, veered off the road and rammed into the shops.<\/p>\n<p>Two people were trapped in one of the affected structures. One was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other sustained injuries and is receiving medical care.<\/p>\n<p>The Assemblyman for the area, Mr Abraham Yalley, said the injured victim had been rushed to the Fijai Hospital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_2_ads  \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-center \">\n<div class=\"ads_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"a-single a-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/728-by-90.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI received a call about the incident and quickly rushed here. We rushed one person to the Fijai Hospital, while the other is dead,\u201d he told Connect FM.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Yalley added that the deceased was a female Senior High School student in her first year at Adiembra SHS, who was working at the shop to support her education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was in the shop preparing porridge when the vehicle ran into her. She had been working for someone who prepares porridge to raise some money to support her schooling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1280589\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accident-2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accident-2-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accident-2-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accident-2-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accident-2-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accident-2-1-750x563.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accident-2-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police have since conveyed the body to the mortuary, while investigations are ongoing to establish the exact cause of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kia truck loaded with rubber crashed into three shops at Nkroful Junction, opposite the Allied Filling Station in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region, on December 27, killing one person and injuring another. 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