2021 Asafo-Akyem bus crash

{{Short description|Motor vehicle incident in Ghana}}

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|cause=Reckless driving

|type=Head-on collision

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On 26 February 2021 at around 1:30 AM, two buses were involved in a head-on collision at Asafo-Akyem on the Accra-Kumasi highway in Ghana.{{Cite web|date=26 February 2021|title=16 dead in fatal crash involving two Buses at Akim Asafo|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/E-R-16-dead-in-fatal-crash-involving-two-Buses-at-Akim-Asafo-1190137|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2021|website=GhanaWeb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228005431/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/E-R-16-dead-in-fatal-crash-involving-two-Buses-at-Akim-Asafo-1190137 |archive-date=2021-02-28 }} Nineteen people were confirmed dead, including both drivers.{{Cite web|last=Folley|first=George|date=27 February 2021|title=Police blame driver for Akyem Asafo fatal crash|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-police-blame-driver-for-akyem-asafo-fatal-crash.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2021|website=graphic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227101920/https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-police-blame-driver-for-akyem-asafo-fatal-crash.html |archive-date=2021-02-27 }}