The death toll in the gory accident between two buses on the Kintampo-Techiman road in the Bono East Region, is now 55, police have confirmed. Read: At least 60 killed in gory Kintampo-Techiman road crash Kintampo Divisional Police Commander, ACP Joseph Antwi Gyawu, told Joy News Bono East Region Correspondent, Anas Sabbit that 35 of the deceased could not be identified.

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Read: Accident claims 70 lives at Amoma Nkwanta near Kintampo He said the fatal accident happened around 2 am on Friday at a town called Ampoma in the Bono East Region. Preliminary investigations reveal the two buses, one with registration number GT 5694 18 and the other GT 3916 17 both had a total of 108 passengers on board.

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<img alt="Kintampo bus crash 1" /> One of the buses caught fire after the head-on collision, reports Anas, worsening the effects of the accident. According to him,&nbsp;53 persons who survived the fatal crash, are receiving treatment at various health facilities.

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He gave the following breakdown of the injured and where they had been sent to;&nbsp;40 were sent to the Jema&nbsp;Hospital; 12 persons are also receiving medical attention at the&nbsp;Holy Family Hospital in Techiman while one other person is receiving treatment at the Government&nbsp;Hospital in Wenchi. Source:&nbsp;www.myjoyonline.com

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