Report says a vehicle carrying explosives used in mining collided with a motorcycle and blew up in a town in western Ghana, leaving at least 17 people dead and injuring dozens.
According to the Ghanaian government, videos from the scene posted on social media on Thursday showed a large blast area in Apiate, near the city of Bogoso some 300 kilometres west of the capital, Accra, with buildings reduced to piles of wood, brick and twisted metal.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in a statement said about 17 people have unfortunately been confirmed dead, and 59 injured people have been rescued.
Also, Deputy Director General of the National Disaster Management Organisation, NADMO Seji Saji Amedonu stated that over 500 buildings had been destroyed.
The explosion occurred when a motorcycle went under a truck carrying explosives that was on route to the Chirano gold mine, run by Canada-based Kinross.
