Bogoso-Apiate Explosion: caution to "come to see people"


Bogoso-Apiate Explosion

Bogoso-Apiate in the Western Region, yesterday had a tragic day. A whole community was raised down due to a blast of a truck carrying explosives.


According to report, 13 people have died, 60 people injured and some displaced.

Background

A truck driver that was sent to supply explosives (Dynamites) for a mining company met an accident on the road. A Sprinter vehicle that had knocked two people on a motorcycle. The Sprinter driver escaped, the truck driver that saw the incident swerved the victims on the road. He drove farther, stopped and saw that the truck was on fire. Knowing well what he carried asked those around to runaway but they refused and came nearer to capture the incident. The truck finally exploded. This affected an electricity transformer that made the explosion worst.

Any lesson to learn

Ghana has witnessed such incidents of such nature before and one can recall August 12, 2015, "Madina, Atomic Junction explosion" that injured people and destroyed properties.

Madina, Atomic Junction Explosion

Another tragic incident was June 3, 2015, "An explosion at Goil station, near Kwame Nkrumah Interchange" that killed more than 250 people and injured many.

Kwame Nkrumah Interchange Explosion


These should send a signal to "come to see people" who when see incident, will draw their necks and phones, equally get nearer to peep what is happening and take shots because of social media.

Life is precious and such incidents should give people lesson and protect their lives from such dangers.




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