Davis Ansah Opoku is MP for Mpraeso
The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Ansah Opoku, has called for urgent collaboration among the Ministries of Roads and Highways, Energy, and the National Road Safety Authority to address the rising fatalities on the Accra–Kumasi Highway.
Speaking in Parliament after 16 young people lost their lives on the Atwidie–Juaso stretch, the MP described the highway as “a national death trap” that requires a coordinated response from multiple government agencies.
“This is not about politics. It is about saving lives. We need streetlights from the Ministry of Energy, proper signage and dualisation from the Ministry of Roads, and strict roadworthiness checks by the Police and the DVLA under the guidance of the National Road Safety Authority,” Opoku said.
He added that the recent crash, which killed 16 passengers returning from a church youth conference, should awaken the country to the urgent need for inter‑ministerial action.
Following the fatal crash, the sixteen members of the Saviour Church of Ghana, who lost their lives ion the Atwedie stretch of the Kumasi–Accra Highway, were, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, laid to rest in a mass burial at Obogu in the Asante Akyem North Municipality.
The devastating crash occurred on Monday, July 28, at about 2:30 PM, when the victims were returning from the church’s annual programme in the Eastern Region.
Eyewitnesses say the accident happened following a head-on collision between the vehicle carrying the church members and an oncoming fuel tanker.
In a sorrowful ceremony filled with grief and prayers, the Obogu community and the church leadership joined hands to dig a single large grave for all 16 victims — a poignant symbol of their togetherness in life and in death.
The tragedy has plunged the entire Obogu community and the Saviour Church into mourning, with bereaved families and friends struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss of their loved ones.
