Sixty-eight people have been injured after two Granbird buses collided at Duapompo on the Kumasi-Accra Highway.
The vehicles involved were a VIP Granbird bus, registration number GW-5373-23, owned by Chairman ION and driven by Simon Azuma, and a KN KIA Granbird bus, registration number AK-980-26, owned by KOD Transport and driven by Francis Yeboah.
The GNFS said both buses were carrying 34 passengers each at the time of the collision, bringing the total number of people involved to 68.
Members of the public rescued 67 injured passengers before firefighters arrived at the scene. The victims were subsequently transported to the Konongo Government Hospital for medical treatment.
The driver of the VIP bus was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by firefighters.
According to the GNFS, its crew used a spreader in a dashboard roll technique to free the driver before transporting him to the hospital in an ambulance with registration number GV 589-20.
The collision caused partial damage to the front cowl of the VIP Granbird and the rear portion of the KN KIA Granbird.
The cause of the accident has not yet been established.
The GNFS said investigations are underway to determine the circumstances that led to the crash.
