{
  "id": 1999876,
  "title": "Trotro crashes into police vehicle carrying suspects on KNUST campus; several injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trotro-crashes-into-police-vehicle-carrying-suspects-on-knust-campus",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:53:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/trotro-crashes-into-police-vehicle-carrying-suspects-on-knust-campus-several-injured/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A police pickup vehicle collided with a commercial car, known as a trotro, on the campus of the KNUST university in Kumasi. The accident took place at a traffic light near Ayeduase. The police vehicle, registered GP 1035, was transporting seven suspected cannabis smokers to the police station following their arrest during an operation. Eyewitnesses stated that the police vehicle was speeding with its siren activated when it entered the intersection, while the trotro, registered AS 37 55-22, was proceeding through the green light. As a result, the two vehicles crashed. Multiple individuals, including some of the suspected cannabis smokers, police officers, and passengers on the trotro, were injured. Emergency services transported the wounded to KNUST Hospital for treatment. One police officer sustained serious injuries and required immediate medical assistance. Fortunately, no fatalities were reported. The incident led to considerable traffic congestion on the KNUST campus, but other police personnel swiftly cleared the vehicles from the road to alleviate the situation.",
  "summary": "A police pickup vehicle carrying suspected cannabis smokers has crashed into a commercial car on the KNUST campus in Kumasi. The incident occurred at the KNUST traffic light leading to Ayeduase. According to reports, the police pickup, with registration GP 1035, was transporting about seven suspected cannabis smokers to the police station after they were […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Police vehicle carrying suspects crashes into Trotro on KNUST campus; several injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/police-vehicle-carrying-suspects-crashes-into-trotro-on-knust-campus",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:53:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}