At least 60 people killed in Ghana bus collision

AFP

At least 60 people were killed on Friday in a head-on collision between two buses in Ghana, police said, in the latest deadly crash on the country’s roads.

Survivors of the deadly smash told rescuers the driver of one of the buses had been feeling sleepy before the crash but refused to take a break.

They said they shattered the vehicle’s windows and escaped with just seconds to spare before flames took hold with other passengers still inside.

The accident happened at about 2:00 am (0200 GMT) in the Bono East region, some 430 kilometers (270 miles) by road north of the capital, Accra.

“The vehicles were travelling in separate directions when the collision occurred,” police commander Joseph Antwi Gyawu told AFP.