{"id":273426,"date":"2011-01-11T11:53:27","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T11:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=46153"},"modified":"2011-01-11T11:53:27","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T11:53:27","slug":"two-yutong-buses-in-head-on-collision-20-dead-over-42-seriously-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/11\/two-yutong-buses-in-head-on-collision-20-dead-over-42-seriously-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Yutong Buses In Head-On Collision; 20 Dead, Over 42 Seriously Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Information reaching  Peacefmonline.com indicates that two Yutong Buses crashed in a head-on  collision this dawn leading to the tragic death of about 20 people.<br \/>\nThe  catastrophic incident is said to have occurred on a stretch of road  between Akomadan and Edinkasu in the Offinso North Constituency. One of  the buses with registration number GC 4818 Z, was said to be returning  from Kumasi with 25 passengers on board, while the other bus with  registration number GN2673-10 was on its way to Kumasi from Bolgatanga.<br \/>\nThe impact of the explosive crash led to the roof of the smaller Yutong bus being ripped off.<br \/>\nPeacefm\u2019s  Reporter, Hackman Owusu Afriyie who visited the scene reports that 20  passengers have been confirmed death with over 42 passengers seriously  injured in the accident which happened at about 2am Tuesday. According  to him, the driver of the Yutong Bus from Bolgatanga could not survive  the tragic crash whiles his other colleague (driver of the Yutong bus  from Kumasi) is said to have lost both legs in the accident.<br \/>\nOne  of the survivors of the accident told Kwame Sefa-Kayi in an interview on  Peace FM\u2019s Kokrokoo that both drivers were cruising at such a top speed  that when they met at a sharp curve, it was impossible to avoid each  other, thus the inevitable accident occurred.<br \/>\nHe described the incident as horrible and terrifying.<br \/>\nBodies  of the unfortunate victims have been deposited at the Techiman and  Akomadan mortuaries whiles survivors have been conveyed to the Techiman  Government Hospital and Akomadan Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information reaching Peacefmonline.com indicates that two Yutong Buses crashed in a head-on collision this dawn leading to the tragic death of about 20 people. The catastrophic incident is said to have occurred on a stretch of road between Akomadan and Edinkasu in the Offinso North Constituency. 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