50 perish in Ghana bus crash

A close up of one of the charred buses

At least 50 people have perished and scores injured after two buses collided in central Ghana.

The crash happened in Kitampo town, 430 km (270 miles) north of the capital Accra, at 0200 GMT on Friday morning, police say.

Emergency services are at the scene rescuing passengers still trapped inside the two vehicles.

Image of one of the damaged buses

Each bus had about 50 passengers on board. One of the vehicles caught fire after the collision.

A map of Ghana

“Most of the passengers in both vehicles died at the spot. A number of them with varying degrees of injuries have been rushed to hospital,” a police spokesperson said.

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