Audio By Carbonatix
Two construction workers have died at Ashongman Estates from injuries they sustained from being hit by a collapsed fence wall.
They have been identified as Richard Ankrah and Richard Darko. Their colleague, Tommy Dogbenu, is also in critical condition, receiving treatment at the Ashongman Community Hospital.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police, confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency, in an interview on Saturday.
She said on June 5, 2020 at about 0800 hours, the Police received a distress call that a wall had collapsed on some workers at a road construction site at Ashongman Estates
"A team proceeded to the scene and found a male adult whose name was given as Richard Ankrah lying dead in a gutter under construction," DSP Tenge explained.
“Two other workers, including Darko, were said to have been rushed to the Ashongman Community Hospital, but Darko died shortly on arrival.
“Information received from the Hospital explained that Dogbenu, 36, who was seriously injured, has been transferred to the 37 Military Hospital”.
She said the debris of the collapsed wall of the private house were still in the gutter or drain.
DSP Tenge said the bodies had been deposited at Police Hospital mortuary for autopsy.
Meanwhile, two other houses whose walls were affected by the road construction, have since been pulled down by the Municipal NADMO officials to avert any more calamity.
Latest Stories
-
Tyson Fury dominates Makhmudov, calls out Joshua next
4 minutes -
I have supported highway authority financially to fix roads in my constituency – A Plus
1 hour -
US, Iran fail to reach peace agreement after marathon talks in Pakistan
2 hours -
ECG kicks off Phase Two of transformer upgrades at Lashibi; brief outages expected
2 hours -
Port crises loom as 11,000 drivers threaten four-day strike
3 hours -
A source of excellence across generations – Vice President Opoku-Agyemang lauds Mfantsipim
4 hours -
(Photos) Mfantsipim School launches historic 150th anniversary
4 hours -
Knights and Ladies of Marshall group backs Catholic Bishops’ stance on anti-LGBTQ+
5 hours -
Bright Simons writes: All the Filla in the Ibrahim Mahama/E&P – Gold Fields Saga
6 hours -
Monetise Idiocy In Ghana
6 hours -
The Ghanaian prophet and the mysterious death of his scottish wife Charmain Speirs
6 hours -
Nearly 400 sentenced in Nigeria for links to militant Islamists
7 hours -
Ghana’s recovery supported by gold strength despite global oil price pressures – Standard Bank Research
7 hours -
Methodist Church hails Mfantsipim@150; calls for “fresh consecration” to excellence
7 hours -
‘Excellence is our inheritance’ – Nana Sam Brew-Butler hails Mfantsipim’s 150-year reign in leadership
7 hours