2016 Ghana bus collision

At least 53 people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Ghana on 18 February 2016.[1][2][3][4] Five children were among the wounded. The government-operated bus was heading to Tamale when it collided head-on with the cargo truck, which was carrying tomatoes, near the town of Kintampo on Wednesday evening. A regional police spokesman said: “It was very serious … we had to use chainsaws to cut through parts of the mangled bus to get bodies and survivors out.[5] The police affirmed it was one of the worst road accidents in Ghana in years. Even if the cause of the accident is unknown, some sources said that it could have been a problem of brakes,[6] but speeding could also have been the cause.[3] It seems the bus was overloaded, carrying more than the maximum of 63 passengers.[2]

Ghana road accident
Details
Date18 February 2016
CountryGhana
Statistics
Deaths53
Injuries23 (including 5 children)

See also
  • List of road accidents (2010–present)

References
  1. "More than 50 people die in Ghana bus crash". Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. "Ghana bus crash near Kintampo kills at least 53 - BBC News". Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. "Head-on crash between bus and truck kills 53 in Ghana". 18 February 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016 – via Reuters.
  4. "Toll in Ghana Bus Crash Rises to 71 Dead, 23 Seriously Injured". Reuters. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016 – via The New York Times.
  5. France-Presse, Agence (2016-02-18). "Ghana bus crash kills at least 53 people". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  6. "53 people perish in accident on Tamale-Kintampo road". Joy Online. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2017-07-24.


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