50 pupils have been affected following the collapse of a dilapidated Kramokrom D/A Primary school structure in the Sehwi Wiawso municipality of the Western North Region.
The school authorities assisted pupils who were trapped in the building during the incident.
10 pupils were injured and rushed to the hospital for treatment.
An eyewitness, Ezekiel Armah, told Onuaonline.com that the structure collapsed when the pupils were learning in the classrooms, adding that the structure was old and had lost strength due to recent rainfall.
The victims are currently at the Anyinabrim Clinic for treatment while five others have been referred to the Sehwi Asafo St. John of God Hospital.
Recently, Elvisanokyenews.com reported that, students of Kramokrom D/A Primary school lamented over the structure of the school building and appealed for support.
They said the school building was on the verge of collapsing.
” When you come here, our school building is at the verge of collapsing, we are forced to close whenever it is cloudy so we want the authorities to come to our aid” another student lamented.