One person drowned while several others were injured after a ferry crossing the Afram River on the Volta Lake sunk Saturday night.
The Member of Parliament for Afraim Plain North, Emmanuel Aboagye Didiyie, who confirmed the incident to citifmonline.com, said “the ferry was carting goods from Atoaboma to Bridgeano in the Eastern Region yesterday [Saturday], when the incident occurred.”
Although he confirmed that one person died in the accident, he was unable to tell the actual number of people who got injured.
Those injured in the accident are currently on admission at the hospital while the Kwahu Afram Plains District Security Council has mounted a search for others who are believed to have gone down with the sinking ferry.
The actual cause of the accident is not known but locals say it could be due to overloading.
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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