Five students from Ejuraman Anglican High School in Ashanti Region are in intensive care while another 35 students with minor injuries are also being treated after a makeshift catering facility collapsed on top of them following a rainstorm.
The tragic incident happened on Monday night, February 7, 2023.
Reports say five students in intensive care have suffered multiple fractures and another 35 students are being cared for by doctors on campus.
Ejura-Sekyeredumasi city fire brigade commander, Isaac Adu Yaw, confirmed the incident and said investigations had begun to find out what caused the structure to collapse.
However, he suspects that the structure in question may have been weakened by torrential rain in the area last Friday.
“To avoid any interference over there we have cordoned the place. We don’t want anyone to go there until further investigations to find the cause of the disaster and make recommendations. But so far we have recorded 40 people who have been injured.
“Five of them have had multiple fractures and are receiving intensive care treatment. The injuries of the 35 are being managed, so everything is under control.
“The health workers are doing their utmost best to ensure everyone is safe,” as quoted by myjoyonline.com Adu Yaw as spoke.
The incident happened when former Black Stars winger Christian Atsu, now playing for Hatayspor, was trapped under rubble in Turkey following the earthquake.
However, he was found alive 26 hours later on an ongoing rescue mission to save other victims of the disaster.
Atsu was taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, according to reports.
