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14 killed in road accident in Ghana
ACCRA, Sept 15, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least 14 people were killed and 50
others injured in a road accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway in Ghana on
Tuesday, local police confirmed.
The spokesman for the Eastern Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service
Francis Gomado told Xinhua that the accident happened when a cargo truck
heading towards Ghana’s second-largest city Kumasi collided with two
passenger buses traveling in the opposite direction.
Gomado said the bodies of the dead had been deposited at a nearby hospital,
while the injured were receiving treatment at various health facilities.
“Various hospitals and clinics are taking care of the injured, due to the
high number of injuries,” he said.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1840 hrs