A devastating road accident on Friday, June 6, 2025, at Tankokrom in Takoradi has claimed the life of Isaac Bonaray, popularly known as Ike Bonaray, a morning show host with Enchi-based Max FM.
The tragic incident occurred as residents in the region were preparing to celebrate the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
According to eyewitness reports, a faulty timber truck, which was reversing uncontrollably, crashed into a commercial minibus (commonly known as a trotro) carrying passengers from Takoradi to Kojokrom.
Bonaray, who was a passenger on board, was fatally struck during the collision.
The timber truck, loaded with lumber from the Tanokrom area and en route to the Fijai–Cape Coast road, reportedly lost control just moments before the crash.
Friends and community members who identified the deceased revealed that Bonaray had only recently married, and just a week prior, moved into his newly completed home in Apowa, a suburb of Takoradi, with his wife and their two-month-old baby.
Giving his account of the incident, the trotro driver, Nkansah Kyerematen, said:
“Just within reach of the Tanokrom Pipeano Traffic light, the timber truck was seen reversing in the direction of the Trotro. In a move to avoid the truck, my Trotro hit the car behind me but the truck finally also hit the Trotro.
“The passengers in my vehicle started running away after the door was forcefully removed by my mate. I was immediately told by eyewitnesses that one of the passengers (Isaac Bonaray) in my vehicle, in an attempt to escape through the door, had been ran over and killed by the timber truck,” he explained.
First responders, including personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service and the Police, arrived shortly after being alerted. They towed the truck and retrieved Bonaray’s body, which was sent to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital morgue.
Isaac Bonaray was not only a popular radio personality but also the Chairman of the Aowin Municipal Football Association and a member of the Executive Council of the Western Regional Football Association.
The news of his untimely death has sent shockwaves across the media fraternity and the Western Region, with many expressing grief over the loss of a rising broadcast voice and a young family man.
