ACCRA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and some others were injured as Ghana's presidential convoy was involved in a fatal road accident on Sunday. The president was not in the convoy.
The accident occurred on the Accra-Kumasi highway while the convoy was returning to Accra after accompanying the president to Kumasi for some activities over the weekend, Ghana's presidency said in a statement.
Local media reported that a truck crossed the lane of the convoy, leading to the crash.
Several vehicles in the presidential convoy were completely wrecked, and one of the drivers was killed and several close protection and police officers from the president's security team were injured, said the statement.
The president was not in the convoy, according to Ghana's official news agency. ■
