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Bus collision kills 18, injures 70 in Ghana

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The scene of the horror road accident in Zambia’s central district of Serenje where 25 people were killed September 16, 2016. PIC COURTESY: NATION MEDIA GROUP

Eighteen people were killed and about 70 others injured when a passenger bus collided with two other vehicles early in Northern Ghana.

While confirming the accident, the assistant superintendent of Northern Regional Police said that the bus was trying to overtake other vehicles at the time of the crash

The crash occurred near Tamale, capital of the Northern Region.

This isn’t the first time Tamale road is been brought to the fore  following a deadly road accident. In February 2016, at least 71 people died after a passenger bus collided with a truck carrying tomatoes on the Kintampo-Tamale road, with the police alluding to speeding as the cause of the accident.

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