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Dompoase accident: 25 bodies identified by families

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Twenty-five bodies of the 34 who perished in the gory accident at Dompoase near Komenda Junction in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrim (KEEA) district have been identified by their families.

Twenty-seven of the 54 who sustained various degrees of injuries have also been treated and discharged while the remaining 27 are in stable condition responding to treatment at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.

Speaking to the media, the Public Relations Officer of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Frederick Nyankah said they are hopeful the remaining six bodies would be identified by close of day today.

The Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, who was out of the Region when the accident occurred, cut short his meeting and led a delegation from the Central Regional Coordinating Council, the Ghana Police Service and the GPRTU to visit the accident victims at the Hospital.

The Regional Minister, on behalf of the Government, presented a cheque for ten thousand cedis and cash of two thousand cedis to the Hospital to cater for the bills the victims.

The Central Regional Minister,  Kwamena Duncan The accident, which involved two 60-seater passenger buses traveling from the opposite direction on the Accra-Takoradi highway on Tuesday dawn claimed 34 lives including three children and injured several others.

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