Seven firefighters were injured in a catastrophic accident that occurred on Sunday, July 22, 2024, involving a fire engine responding to an emergency call in the Eastern Region.
The team was traveling to Otwenkwanta when the incident happened at Adankrono in response to a fuel truck that had gone off the road.
At around 8:37 AM, the emergency call was received, and the firefighters were sent there right away.
sadly, their fire engine (registration FS 438) was involved in an accident while negotiating a bend close to the Gaso fueling station.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service’s preliminary assessment, the crash might have been caused by a steering lock problem.
One firefighter managed to escape injury out of the eight that were on board at the time.
The wounded staff were taken by ambulance to two hospitals. The driver and the duty officer were brought to Kade Government Hospital, and five firefighters were sent to St. Dominic Hospital in Akwatia.
According to reports, the seven firefighters who were hurt are all in stable condition and are healing quickly.
