Three persons are feared dead while over 30 others have been injured after a rock was blasted on the Buduburam section of the Kasoa highway.
The explosion has since left a huge crater with huge debris scattered all over and, on the highway,
Some eyewitnesses and workers who spoke to Channel One News disclosed that there was no prior notice to shop owners and residents nearby.
They therefore questioned the motive of the company behind the explosion
Channel One News also sighted blood stains close to where the explosion occurred. These, residents said were from mutilated body parts which have been cleared.
The victims were rushed to the St Gregory Hospital at Buduburam.
The Hospital administrator at the St. Gregory Hospital, Buduram, Mattias Ayegre-Anaba noted that “This is the true records of what we have in this hospital. In all 42 people were brought here. As we are speaking, we are referring four, two have already gone to 37 Military Hospital and the two we are waiting for an ambulance to be taken to Winneba.”
“Currently these people on admission are in stable condition. We have 18 females; nine males and we have two others in our recovery. Three were okay and have been discharged. Unfortunately, we lost three.”
Meanwhile, some other residents indicated that the blasting of the rock most of the time destroyed the roofing sheets of houses around the Big Apple area where the construction work is happening.
Some angry residents of the area were said to have after the incident attacked workers of the company working on that stretch.
Channel One News understands that a Chinese man who is leading the team has been arrested.
