{"id":363491,"date":"2017-10-20T13:34:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T13:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=363491"},"modified":"2017-10-20T13:34:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T13:34:27","slug":"atomic-explosion-driver-dies-after-getting-new-tanker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/atomic-explosion-driver-dies-after-getting-new-tanker\/","title":{"rendered":"Atomic explosion driver dies after getting new tanker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The driver of the gas tanker that exploded at Atomic junction in Accra a fortnight ago, reportedly <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/20\/tanker-driver-in-atomic-gas-explosion-dies-mysteriously\/\"><strong>died mysteriously<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0just when he had gotten a new tanker to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Yussif Seidu, who escaped unhurt during the explosion, according to the Public Relations Officer of the LPG Marketing Companies Association, Kwame Owiredu, died after becoming unconscious during a meeting with LPG truck drivers.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;4U2Mz6ljKy6lEFiOlnkkAJVxehjyelDZ&#8221;]\u201cI can confirm to you that Yussif Seidu, the driver who was in charge of the tanker that caught fire at Atomic Junction is no more with us. I can also say that he didn\u2019t die as a result of any injury flowing from the accident that occurred, but he died a natural death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was with us yesterday [Thursday] at our yard. We actually were chatting with him; we had even gotten him a new tanker. So we were all happy that he\u2019s gotten a new tanker. Whilst we were in a conversation with him, I think he went unconscious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Seidu said they quickly rushed him to the Tema General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, October 7, a gas explosion occurred at Atomic junction\u00a0which <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/08\/atomic-gas-explosion-death-toll-now-7-information-ministry\/\"><strong>killed seven people<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and injured 132 others.<\/p>\n<p>The area around the epicenter of the explosion is known to be a hotbed of activity with a commercial bus [trotro] station, taxi rank, other fuel stations and traders located in the immediate vicinity.<\/p>\n<p>Police and fire service investigations are yet to be concluded to ascertain the actual cause of the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The driver of the gas tanker that exploded at Atomic junction in Accra a fortnight ago, reportedly died mysteriously\u00a0just when he had gotten a new tanker to work with. 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