ACCRA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Three police officers were killed in a car crash in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on Wednesday, the Ghana Police Service said in a statement.
"With a heavy heart, the Ghana Police Service mourns three of our gallant officers who lost their lives in a fatal accident today at Kyekyewere along the Accra-Kumasi highway while on their way for police operational duties," the statement, without giving more details.
The police will make further information available after officially informing the families of the three about the development, it said.
The Accra-Kumasi highway is one of the busiest highways in Ghana that links the country's two largest cities. On March 15, 21 people lost their lives in a bus collision on the highway. ■