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13 killed in Ghana road crash

Xinhua, July 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Thirteen people were burnt to death in a gory accident north of Ghana's capital Monday, police have confirmed.

The accident occurred on the highway from Wenchi in the Brong Ahafo Region to Wa, the Upper West regional capital, when a mini bus carrying 13 people collided head-on with a privately-owned bus loaded with 60 travelers.

The mini bus caught fire immediately after the crash, burning 13 people caught on board beyond recognition, the police commander for the area, Twum Barima told journalists.

Several other passengers on board the big bus who suffered varying degrees of injury have been sent to the Wenchi Methodist Hospital.

Police are currently at the accident scene to put the situation under control.

The accident comes barely five days after two similar ones killed 17 people near Konongo, nearly one hour driving distance to Kumasi, Ghana's second largest commercial city. Endit