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Bogoso explosion. / 5.58500°N 2.04639°W / 5.58500; -2.04639. On 20 January 2022, a large explosion occurred along the Tarkwa-Bogoso-Ayamfuri road in Western Region, Ghana, after a truck transporting mining explosives collided with a motorcycle. The explosion levelled the nearby Apiate village, killing 13 people and injuring 200.
On 26 February 2021 at around 1:30 AM, two buses were involved in a head-on collision at Asafo-Akyem on the Accra-Kumasi highway in Ghana. Nineteen people were confirmed dead, including both drivers. Background. The bus heading from Accra to Kumasi was operated by 39-year-old Emmanuel Asante Opoku.
At least 132. On 7 October 2017, an offloading petrol tanker located at the state-owned Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) caught fire resulting in a large-scale explosion at the site of a liquefied natural gas station located at Atomic Junction in Madina, Accra, Ghana. [1] The explosion was not isolated to the tanker at the station, with the fire ...
The Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, on 9 May 2001. It killed 126 people, making it the worst stadium disaster to have ever taken place in Africa. [1] [2] It is also the third-deadliest disaster in the history of association football behind the Estadio Nacional and Kanjuruhan Stadium disasters.
The function of the commission is important to all aspects of the Ghanaian economy. This is because road accidents are a national issue in Ghana. Statistics show that four people die daily on Ghanaian roads due to road accident. Estimates show that Ghana loses over 230 million dollars yearly due to road accidents with more than 1600 deaths.
President Mahama stated that he would start to push for legislation to prevent building on waterways in order to prevent such accidents from happening again. The incident was a worse disaster for the country than the 2001 Accra Sports Stadium disaster where 127 people were crushed in a stampede during a football match at Accra Sports Stadium .
On 1 June, the Volta region in Ghana confirmed 40 more COVID-19 cases which increased the regions number from 44 to 84. At first, the number of the cases moved from 44 to 59, then to 71 in the middle of the week and to 84 during the weekend. The number of recoveries in the region increased from 28 to 35 by the weekend.
The police affirmed it was one of the worst road accidents in Ghana in years. Even if the cause of the accident is unknown, some sources said that it could have been a problem of brakes, but speeding could also have been the cause. It seems the bus was overloaded, carrying more than the maximum of 63 passengers. See also