Four pupils of the Islamic Studies School in Kumasi have been confirmed dead, and three others hospitalised with severe injuries, after a saloon vehicle crashed into them along the Aboabo stretch in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
The accident occured at approximately 3:50 pm on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.
The driver, identified by police as 38-year-old Maxwell Attah Yeboah, has been arrested and detained to assist with ongoing investigations.
The victims have been identified as Anisah Ibrahim, 8; Fati Muniru, 8; Raiyam Faisal, 8; and Zulaid Mohammed, 8, all of whom succumbed to their injuries.
Three other schoolchildren, Laila Muriru, 12; Bushira Mustapha, 5; and Saisa Bila, 6, sustained varying degrees of injuries and are currently undergoing treatment.
Suspect driver Maxwell Attah Yeboah was driving a Hyundai Atos saloon car with registration number GW 88-21, traveling alone from the direction of the Aboabo traffic lights down the hill toward the Airport Roundabout.
Upon reaching a section of the road directly opposite the Aboabo No.1 Junction, the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle.
The car mounted the central reservation wall, crossed into the oncoming traffic lane, and plowed into the seven pupils who were walking nearby.
All the seven victims were rushed to the Manhyia District Hospital for emergency medical treatment.
Medical personnel subsequently pronounced Anisah Ibrahim, Fati Muniru, Raiyam Faisal, and Zulaid Mohammed dead upon arrival.
The bodies of the four deceased pupils have since been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
Police have impounded the Hyundai Atos saloon vehicle for technical examination.
Driver Maxwell Attah Yeboah is currently in police custody for investigations into the cause of the fatal crash.
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