President Jerry Rawlings has sent a message of condolence to the Nigerian leader, President Olusegun Obasanjo, on the tragic accident on the Ife - Ibadan motorway on Monday claiming about 100 lives.

"I share with the bereaved families their great sense of loss. On behalf of the people of Ghana and on my own behalf, I wish to express our heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Nigeria".

President Rawlings called for collaboration between the two countries to combat the increasing "careless elements who bring unnecessary death and suffering to innocent people."