Two injured as diesel tanker crashes into shop at Asamankese

Two men have sustained injuries after a diesel tanker crashed into a shop beneath a storey building at Asamankese on Thursday, October 22, 2026.

The tanker, a HOWO diesel vehicle with registration number LA 3243-25, reportedly crashed into the shop while travelling from Suhum towards Kade.

Preliminary findings indicate that brake failure may have caused the accident.

The impact partially damaged the tanker’s head and the shop, although no person was trapped in the wreckage.

Personnel from the Suhum Municipal Fire Station were dispatched to the scene following a distress call received at 4:46 a.m. They arrived at 5:52 a.m. and completed operations at 8:36 a.m.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be fully established.