President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is mourning the death of some 34 persons including a baby under a year old, who 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.

“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.

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

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.