2016 Ghana bus collision

Traffic collision between a truck and bus in Ghana article April 2026 March 2024 Ghana road accident 18 February 2016 Ghana 53 23 (including 5 children) At least 53 people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Ghana on 18 February 2016.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/53-killed-ghana-bus-crash-160218135233234.html More than 50 people die in Ghana bus crash 16 July 2016https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35603163 Ghana bus crash near Kintampo kills at least 53 - BBC News BBC News 18 February 2016 16 July 2016https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ghana-crash-idUSKCN0VR0RN Head-on crash between bus and truck kills 53 in Ghana 18 February 2016 16 July 2016 Reutershttps://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/02/18/world/africa/18reuters-ghana-crash-toll.html Toll in Ghana Bus Crash Rises to 71 Dead, 23 Seriously Injured 18 February 2016 Reuters 16 July 2016 The New York Times Five children were among the wounded. The government-operated bus was heading to Tamale when it collided head-on with the cargo truck, which was carrying tomatoes, near the town of Kintampo on Wednesday evening.Accra Agence France-Presse in 2016-02-18 Ghana bus crash kills at least 53 people http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/18/ghana-bus-crash-kills-at-least-53-people 2022-09-12 the Guardian en A regional police spokesman said: “It was very serious ... we had to use chainsaws to cut through parts of the mangled bus to get bodies and survivors out.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/18/ghana-bus-crash-kills-at-least-53-people Ghana bus crash kills at least 53 people Agence France-Presse 2016-02-18 The Guardian 2017-03-03 0261-3077 The police affirmed it was one of the worst road accidents in Ghana in years. Even if the cause of the accident is unknown, some sources said that it could have been a problem of brakes,http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2016/February-17th/dozens-feared-dead-in-kintampo-accident.php 53 people perish in accident on Tamale-Kintampo road 2016-02-17 Joy Online 2017-07-24 but speeding could also have been the cause. It seems the bus was overloaded, carrying more than the maximum of 63 passengers. See also List of road accidents (2010–present) References 30em Ghana Category:2016 road incidents in Africa Category:Road incidents in Ghana Category:February 2016 in Africa Category:2016 disasters in Africa Category:2016 in Ghana Category:21st-century disasters in Ghana