ACCRA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 people were killed in a road crash in Ghana's Ashanti Region on Tuesday, local media reported.

According to the reports, a head-on collision occurred between an ambulance and a Ford Transit bus at Potrikrom in the Ahafo-Ano South-East District of the Ashanti Region.

The collision occurred when the ambulance attempted to overtake another vehicle while both vehicles were traveling at high speed from opposite directions.

Officers from the local Motor Traffic and Transport Department conveyed the bodies of the victims to the nearby mortuaries. Ghanaian authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Ashanti Regional Minister Frank Amoakohene confirmed the car crash on his Facebook page and expressed condolences to the bereaved families. ■