More than a dozen people were killed and many more were injured by a massive explosion that rocked southwestern Ghana on Thursday, authorities said.
Cooper Inveen/ReutersA vehicle transporting mining explosives between the gold mines of Tarkwa and Chirano in Ghana's Western Region collided with a motorcycle in the small town of Apiate on Thursday afternoon. The truck caught fire from the collision and exploded about 15 minutes later, as residents were gathered around the scene of the crash, according to a spokesperson for the Ghana Police Service.
Initial reports estimated the death toll to be higher because some of the wounded were in such bad condition that they were thought to be dead, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Samuel Kwesi Ofori, who is the director-general of the Ghana Police Service's Public Affairs Directorate.MORE: Massive explosion rocks town in Ghana
About 384 people have been displaced in the area due to the incident, which remains under investigation, according to Ofori.A view shows debris of houses and other buildings in Apiate, near the city of Bogoso, southwestern Ghana, Jan. 21, 2022, a day after a collision between a vehicle carrying mining explosives and a motorcycle sparked a huge blast.
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