The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and other government officials have visited the families of the 16 children who died in a tragic accident.

The NDC chairman was accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, and other dignitaries.

Dressed in all-black funeral attire, the delegation sat with the bereaved families and expressed their condolences.

In a video that has gone viral on X on August 9, 2025, some family members could be seen shedding uncontrollable tears as they mourned the children.

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The visit comes as the nation is already in mourning following the deaths of two ministers and six others in a helicopter crash.

About the fatal accident

Sixteen members of the Saviour Church of Ghana lost their lives in a tragic road accident on the Atwedie stretch of the Kumasi–Accra Highway and were laid to rest in a mass burial at Obogu in the Asante Akyem North Municipality on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

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The devastating crash occurred on Monday, July 28, 2025, when the victims were returning from the church’s annual programme in the Eastern Region.

Eyewitnesses said the accident happened following a head-on collision between the vehicle carrying the church members and an oncoming fuel tanker.

In a sorrowful ceremony filled with grief and prayers, the Obogu community and church leadership joined hands to dig a single large grave for all 16 victims, a poignant symbol of their togetherness in life and in death.

Watch the video below:

Chairman Asiedu Nketiah, Ashanti Minister, and NDC Dignitaries Visit Family of 16 Children Involved in OBogu Tragedy🕊 pic.twitter.com/aLCUhapjWP

— Popo🇰🇼🇬🇭 (@Popony_J) August 9, 2025

Today, together with the National Chairman of the NDC, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the Regional Chairman, Augustus Andrews, MMDCEs, and Party Leadership, we visited the families of the 16 victims of the Waterhouse accident to offer our condolences and provide support.

This visit… pic.twitter.com/XeHeJGxZWH

— Dr Frank Amoakohene (@DrAmoakohene) August 9, 2025