16 people are feared dead in a gory accident at Gomoa Akyereko on the Accra-Cape Coast highway.

16 people dead in an accident at Gomoa Akyereko on the Accra-Cape Coast highway.

It was a result of a head-on collision between a petrol tanker and a bus at about 5:00 am on Tuesday morning.

According to the information gathered by Adom News’ Kofi Adjei, that bus was traveling from Abidjan to Buduburam while the tanker was filled with petrol, traveling from Accra heading towards Takoradi.

However, the Winneba Fire Service Commander explained that “in fact, people have been dismembered.”

Speaking on the AM Show, he clarified, "We have been able to rescue the rescuable lives first, which we have done. We have sent them to the trauma and specialist hospital."

The rest have been sent to a municipal hospital nearby.

Due to the accident, the road has been blocked to traffic as security agencies on-site work around the clock to restore normalcy.

“We have been able to tow the Yutong bus to a place of safety. And currently, we are receiving the lifeless body of the driver’s mate, after which we will tow the tanker to a place of safety as well, so that we will be able to open the traffic,” he added.

The agent of Adom News’ Kofi Adjei, who was at the scene, reported that Fire Service personnel were struggling to remove the lifeless body of the mate from the mangle fuel tanker.

He said the road has been blocked, causing huge vehicular traffic in the area.