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Families identify 29 bodies in Dompoase road crash

At least 29 remains of persons who perished in the Dompoase road crash last Tuesday have been identified by families, according to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.

The accident scene

“Out of the 35 bodies, 29 have gone through the process of identification and a good number of them have been released to their families,” the Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Eric Kofi Gyedu, told the media.

He was speaking during a visit by the ministers of Transport and Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta.

The Tuesday accident, which happened on January 13 at around 12:15am, claimed the lives of 35 people and left scores injured.

The accident is said to happened when two Yutong buses collided head-on at Dompoase Junction near the Komenda Junction, Central Region.

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According to Mr Gyedu, six men are currently on admission, adding that four of them require a major surgery.

In addition, he said there are also nine women, some of whom require surgery and two children still on admission.

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