One person lost his life and two others were seriously injured when a truck on which they were travelling overturned after running into a ditch at Adawso near Koforidua.
The deceased, Mumuni Iddrisu, 26, was the mate of the truck loaded with maize from the Brong-Ahafo Region heading towards Mampong Akuapem.
Superintendent of Police James Sarfo Peprah, the Eastern Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Unit Commander said the driver, Mohamed Zakari, alleged that an oncoming vehicle ran into his lane and in an attempt to avoid collision he plunged into the ditch.
The body of the deceased had been deposited at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Mampong Akuapem whiles the other passenger and the driver are receiving treatment at the same hospital.