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53 Dead in Ghana Road Crash


27일 남북 정상회담 개최를 앞두고 회담 성공을 기원하는 대형 현수막이 서울도서관 외벽에 걸렸다. 맞잡은 두 손에 한반도 평화를 상징하는 푸른 지도가 그려져 있다.
27일 남북 정상회담 개최를 앞두고 회담 성공을 기원하는 대형 현수막이 서울도서관 외벽에 걸렸다. 맞잡은 두 손에 한반도 평화를 상징하는 푸른 지도가 그려져 있다.

Authorities in Ghana say at least 53 people died in a collision between a bus and a truck on a highway north of the capital, Accra, Wednesday night.

Ghana's President John Mahama tweeted a condolence message early Thursday, adding that emergency officials were working to rescue people from the site of the crash at Kintampo. in the Brong Ahafo region.

It is believed to be one of Ghana's worst road accidents in years.

A passenger bus carrying 42 people was reported to have collided head-on with a vehicle headed in the opposite direction, causing a multiple-car collision. Some 23 people were reported injured in the crash.

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