About 12 people have been confirmed dead and two others in critical condition after a commercial minibus collided head-on with a trailer at Akomadan in the Offinso North District in the Ashanti Region.
The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon in front of the Offinso North District Assembly.
The minibus was was said to be traveling from Kumasi to Wenchi for the Eid celebration, while the trailer was heading from Techiman towards Kumasi.
Confirming the incident to Citi News, Akomadan District Police Commander, DSP Paul Boabeng Donkor, said the driver of the commercial vehicle attempted to overtake another vehicle but veered into the path of the oncoming trailer, causing the accident.
Medical Superintendent at the Nkenkaasu Government Hospital, Dr. Samuel Freeman Mensah, said 11 passengers were pronounced dead on arrival at the facility.