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A/R: Storey building collapses, traps two to death at Sokoban

By Jacob Agyenim Boateng || Contributor
Tragedy AR: Storey building collapses, traps two to death at Sokoban
SEP 19, 2022 LISTEN

Two persons have died following the collapse of a two storey building at Oti new site near Sokoban Wood village in the Ashanti Region.

The two, according to report were working on the site when parts of the structure collapsed on them on Friday, September 16, 2022.

The deceased was only identified as Akwasi, age 37 and Kwaku, age 28 all masons working on the structure.

Some residents in the area who rushed to the rescue of the victims described the incident as gory.

One of the workers who witnessed the sad incident in an interview with this reporter on Monday, September 19, 2022 said "My job was to weed around the building, however my house is just around the area so I went home after completing the task.

"I was home around 4:30pm on the said day when I heard people screaming, I rushed out only to see part of the structure down, unfortunately, the persons were trapped by the debris.

"Those around tried our best to get them out but they were pronounced dead at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital," he stated.

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