The accident occurred around 12 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 January 2020 when a Hyundai bus with registration number GN 3780 – 10 collided with a Man Diesel bus with registration number GR 5704 – 18.
“My sympathies and condolences go to all the families and loved ones of the deceased in the horrific accident on the Cape Coast-Takoradi Highway, which occurred earlier today. May their souls Rest In Peace. I also wish the injured, a speedy recovery,” Nana Akufo-Addo tweeted.
A reporter with Elmina based-Brenya FM, Kojo Atta Abrowah, reported that the Hyundai bus, which was moving from Accra to Takoradi, overtook the Man Diesel bus, resulting in a fatal head-on collision.
The injured passengers who survived the crash have been sent to the Cape Coast Regional Hospital.
The dead passengers include 20 adult males, 11 adult females, and three children – 2 girls and one boy.
Fifty-four survivors are being treated.
My sympathies and condolences go to all the families and loved ones of the deceased in the horrific accident on the Cape Coast-Takoradi Highway, which occurred earlier today. May their souls Rest In Peace. I also wish the injured, a speedy recovery.
— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) January 14, 2020
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