At least 11 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a series of road crashes, armed attacks, and police-involved shootings spanning West Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe over the weekend, according to local authorities and emergency services.

The highest toll was recorded in Ghana’s Volta Region, where six people died and 34 were rescued after three separate road crashes on Sunday. Fire service officials said a Metro Mass Transit bus collision on the Peki–Kpeve Road left four dead at the scene, while a truck, tricycle, and motorbike crash at the Ho Civic Centre—the second fatal accident at that location in a week—claimed two more lives. In India, a head-on collision between a state bus and a truck on NH-716 near Tirupati killed three, including a nine-month-old infant, and injured over 15; police suspect the truck driver fell asleep. In Maharashtra, a BMW travelling at 250 kmph hit a divider, killing two passengers; the driver has been booked and investigators are examining whether alcohol was a factor.

Elsewhere, a police shooting at a Lagos checkpoint left a truck driver hospitalised with a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim’s lawyer alleged an officer demanded a bribe and fired without provocation, while the divisional police officer claimed the driver attempted to use his vehicle as a weapon and was shot while speeding away. The Lagos State police spokesperson confirmed the shooting but said the official account differs, and the officers involved have been detained. In Calgary, Canada, an officer-involved shooting during a traffic stop on Deerfoot Trail left one person in life-threatening condition; the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating. In Jambi, Indonesia, an unidentified assailant wielding a samurai sword and knives attacked two traffic police officers at a busy intersection, injuring both before fleeing on a motorcycle. In Sweden, a man in his 30s presented at Motala hospital with severe head wounds after being robbed by two attackers, one of whom may have escaped on an electric scooter.

In Ghana’s Oti Region, a man was found critically injured in a suspected hit-and-run on the Nkwanta–Kpassa road, while separate attacks in Nkwanta South municipality—which local police said had caused deaths and injuries—prompted the Inspector-General of Police to deploy a special operations support team. Investigations into all incidents are ongoing, and provisional casualty figures may be revised as authorities gather further information.