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Ghana bus collides with truck, killing 16

01 Feb 2007 18:03:26 GMT
Source: Reuters

ACCRA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A collision between a bus travelling to Ghana's capital Accra and an articulated truck killed 16 people shortly before dawn on Thursday, police in the West African country said.

"It was horrific. There were severed limbs and blood everywhere. The bus was destroyed," said Emmanuel Bosso, chief superintendent in Akuse, in Ghana's Eastern Region.

Two of the 16 passengers on the bus survived, while the truck driver and his companion were killed.

Road accidents involving packed minibuses are not uncommon in Ghana, where vehicles are often poorly maintained and drivers ignore speed restrictions, but the death toll is rarely so high.

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