Nine people sustained various degrees of injuries following a head-on collision between a Toyota Sienta and a Tata Xenon pickup at Awaso in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.

According to a police report, the incident involved a 39-year-old suspect driver, Manu Augustine, who was driving a Toyota Sienta with registration number AS 4009-25 from Sefwi Dwenase toward Bibiani with six passengers on board.

Upon reaching a section of the road near Appetite at Awaso, the driver reportedly attempted to overtake a vehicle ahead.

During the maneuver, his vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming Tata Xenon pickup, with registration number GT 2961-25.

The pickup was driven by 39-year-old Augustine Debrah and carried two passengers: Tejinder Singh, a 35-year-old Indian national, and Evans Badu, 26.

All occupants of both vehicles, including both drivers, suffered injuries in the crash. They were rushed to the Green Shield Hospital at Sefwi Bekwai for medical treatment.

The police have since impounded both accident vehicles to assist with their ongoing investigations.