The Medical Officials at the Yendi Municipal Hospital in the Northern Region has confirmed that, ten people died in the fatal accident that occurred in Sang in the Mion District.
Madam Agong Denisia Kaara said several others were also injured as a Benz bus collided with a Neoplan bus at about 7:30pm Thursday May 10, 2018.
Among the dead were West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates who were returning home after their last paper.
Three critically injured victims were stabilized and transferred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital for further treatment.
Madam Kaara said majority of the dead are relatives of the Regent of Dagbon Kampakuya Na.
Five persons were feared dead on the spot and several others injured after two buses collided head-on Thursday night at Puriya near Sang in the Mion District of the Northern Region.
Those dead include the drivers of the two vehicles – a Tamale-Yendi bound Neoplan bus with registration number AS 693 N and a Benz bus with registration number GW 2797 S.
The dead and the injured have been transported to the Yendi Government Hospital by the police.
An eyewitness, Mr. Mohammed Aminu Alhassan said the accident occurred at about 7:30 pm on Thursday.
He said the Neoplan bus was believed to be heading towards Tamale from Yendi while the Benz bus was also heading towards Napkali, near Yendi.
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