The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Prestea-Huni Valley, Dr Isaac Dasmani, says some victims in the Bogoso disaster failed to heed to warnings from truck driver after the mining truck caught fire.
17 persons died while 59 got injured in Thursday’s huge explosion at Apiate, a town between Bogoso and Bawdie in the Western Region.
The explosion occurred when a motorcycle collided with a vehicle carrying mining explosives to a mining site on Thursday, 20 January 2022.
Apart from the deaths, the explosion destroyed several domestic and commercial properties.
Some residents of the area who were unhurt had to run for their lives.
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Speaking to Atinka News’ Western Regional Correspondent Mathew Dadzie, The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Prestea-Huni Valley, Dr Isaac Dasmani, noted that after the driver of the truck hit a motorbike, the driver knowing the explosives he was carrying, issued warnings to residents to run for their lives.
According to the MCE, the residents who did not understand the warning failed to heed to it.
“So, the driver got down and was telling people to run away and, you know, some people were also trying to find out what was happening. While the driver was shouting that people should run away, so I think it happened and in about 10 minutes’ time the whole thing exploded,” Dr Isaac Dasmani, added.
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