Nine people have been injured after a Toyota Sienta collided head-on with a Tata Xenon pickup at Awaso in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.

Police said the accident happened near Appetite at Awaso when the Toyota Sienta driver attempted to overtake a vehicle ahead, a report by adomonline.com on May 16, 2026, has said.

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"Suspect driver Manu Augustine, 39, was driving a Toyota Sienta with registration number AS 4009-25 from Sefwi Dwenase towards Bibiani with six passengers on board," the police report said.

While attempting to overtake, the vehicle collided head-on with a Tata Xenon pickup with registration number GT 2961-25 coming from the opposite direction.

The pickup was driven by Augustine Debrah, 39, and had two passengers on board: Tejinder Singh, 35, an Indian national; and Evans Badu, 26.

All occupants of both vehicles, including the two drivers, sustained various degrees of injury.

They were rushed to the Green Shield Hospital at Sefwi Bekwai for treatment.

"The accident vehicles have been impounded to assist with ongoing investigations," the police said.

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