Nineteen people were killed in a tragic road accident in western Ghana, a senior police officer confirmed to local media on Sunday.

The accident occurred when a mini bus traveling to the mine city of Obuasi from Bogoso, some 290 km of Accra, collided with a stationary truck loaded with bags of cement in Subriso town, Saturday night.

The bus hit the rear of the truck, killing 19 people, including 8 females, District Police Commander Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Agyekum Nipa told Citi FM, a local radio in Accra.

The bodies of the dead have been deposited at the nearby government hospital, he said.

The accident comes one month after a similar one in July claimed 17 lives near Konongo in Kumasi, some 260 km north of the capital.

Source : XINHUA