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Two persons have died and one critically injured in a car accident on the Tamale - Kintampo Highway Friday night.
The crash reportedly happened at Damango the junction near Yapei in the Central Gonja district of the Northern region.
The accident involved a heavy loaded truck believed to be traveling to Burkina Faso with a registration number 11HL602 and a Mini Van with a registration number GN-6166-12.
An eyewitness said both vehicles were traveling North when the Van run into the truck at a Police barrier near the popular junction.
The driver of the Van was said to have lost control when the truck made a sudden stop, allegedly, upon the orders of the Police officers.
Two out of the three occupants of the van died instantly leaving one in a serious condition.
The deceased have been deposited at Tamale Teaching Hospital morgue.
