Eighteen people are feared dead after the vehicles they were travelling in were involved in an accident at Sarekyekura, a farming community near Fufulso in the Savannah Region.
Those who died included 12 males and 4 females including a child.
Many others are said to be in a critical condition after they sustained varying degrees of injuries.
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According to the Savannah Regional Fire Commander, Kwasi Baffour-Awuah, a Yutong bus with registration number AC 1699-20 from Kumasi to Garu collided with another bus with registration number GN 3345-16 travelling from Zebila to Kumasi.
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He said the bus from Zebila veered off its lane into the other lane and collided head-on resulting the casualties.
The Savannah Regional Fire Commander said both drivers died on the spot with two other people dying at the health facility they were sent to.
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Meanwhile, 45 injured persons are currently receiving treatment at the Buipe Polyclinic and Holistic Medicare Hospital while all 16 bodies have been deposited at the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
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The Regional Fire Service Commander is appealing to government for rescue equipment in the region.
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