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Three injured in accident at Abeka Junction

The driver of a Toyota minibus registered GS 6171-19 has veered off the road crushing some three pedestrians into a comma at Abeka Junction, a suburb of Tesano in Accra. Per an eyewitness account, the commercial car failed brakes at a traffic light spot in front of Fidelity Bank and …

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Newmont security guards shoot and kill one, three others injured

One person is feared dead while three others sustained injuries after Newmont Ghana security guards shot at them at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region. They are reported to have entered a mining concession site at Kampisigo, owned by the Newmont, a gold mining firm, at …

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GAF confirms military truck accident, says 16 soldiers injured

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have confirmed that its officers were involved in an accident along the Suhum-Anum Apapam Road after viral pictures on social media showed a crashed military track with injured soldiers. According to GAF, the soldiers were embarking on an operation, dubbed Operation Halt II, to stop …

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1 dead, 2 injured during shooting spree at ritual to lift ban on noise making

At least one person has been shot dead during a ritual to lift the ban on noise-making at Kokrobite, a suburb of the Ga South Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region. According to a report by onuaonline.com, an altercation broke out between two factions while the ritual to lift …

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VIDEO: Multiple soldiers injured in accident on Anum-Apapam road

A group of soldiers were involved in an accident on Wednesday 9 June 2022, along the Suhum–Anum Apapam Road. A viral video of the scene shows several soldiers lying on the road with some looking near lifeless. The officers were being helped by some community members and other members of …

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One killed, two others injured in gun battle at Krokrobite

One person is confirmed dead, while two others, including a fifteen-year-old boy, are receiving treatment at the hospital following a gun battle at Krokrobite in the Ga South Municipality. Citi News sources say the two factions are involved in the gun battle over who has the right to perform rituals to …

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Death trap: Dilapidated Shama Catholic School block abandoned after pupil injured

The Headmaster of the Shama Basic Catholic School, Augustine Nyamekye, says his outfit is halting the use of their JHS classroom school block because of its dilapidated state. The facility, which was constructed over a century ago, has become a death trap for both pupils and teachers. The headmaster was …

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Ablekuma: Four injured in clash over land dispute

Four persons sustained gunshot wounds when a youth group at Zabarama line in Ablekuma in Accra, clashed with some men in military uniforms. The incident occurred on Saturday, 4 June 2022. The youth who claimed to be relatives of the owner of a structure being put up on a disputed …

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Bangladesh fire: 30 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast

A fire and a huge explosion have killed at least 30 people and injured hundreds more at a storage depot near the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Hundreds of people had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda. The cause of the …

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Bangladesh: Five killed, scores injured in depot blast

At least five people were killed and scores injured in an explosion at a depot in a south-eastern town in Bangladesh, officials say. The explosion happened after firefighters were called to put out a fire at a container storage facility in the town of Sitakunda. Twenty of the injured are …

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