Okyenhene Osaagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II the reigning king of Akyem Abuakwa escaped death, this afternoon after his car crashed at Ankaase, a village near Osino on the main Accra Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region.
According to reports filed by citinewsroom.com, all occupants of the car managed to escape unhurt.
The reports further state that his vehicle veered off the road into the bush to avoid colliding with an oncoming tipper truck.
The Okyenhene was returning from a national golf awards dinner ceremony at the Manhyia palace at around on Sunday Afternoon.
He had met with President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and the Okyenhene on Saturday.
The driver of the truck is reported to have been arrested by the Okyenhene’s security. The cause of the accident, however, is yet to be established.
