Five feared dead in head-on collision
Mohammed Fugu
Five persons are feared dead 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.
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The dead and the injured have been transported to the Yendi Government Hospital by the police.
An eyewitness, Mr. Mohammed Aminu Alhassan told Graphic Online the accident occurred at about 7:30 pm.
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.