Thirty-four persons, including a baby under a year old, have perished in a car crash on the Accra-Takoradi road in the Central Region.

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.

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.