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Gas tanker explosion at Atuabo leaves 2 dead
The other two injured persons have also been identified as Michael Boavo aged 26 and Jackson Bosompem aged 23 years.
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The dead have been identified as Samuel Kenyah a 16-year-old welder apprentice who died on the spot while Amos Tetteh the driver’s mate died at the Eikwei mission hospital.
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The other two injured persons have also been identified as Michael Boavo aged 26 and Jackson Bosompem aged 23 years both welders.
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They are currently receiving treatment at the Eikwei hospital.
According to the District Police Commander, Superintendent Thomas Bayor, the driver of the Gas tanker, Eklu Agbormegah, a resident of Ashaiman with vehicle registration number GN 6228 – 14 was traveling from Takoradi to the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant when the vehicle developed a fault.
The driver then moved to the welding shop for the problem to be solved.
In the process the vehicle exploded and killed the apprentice instantly and injured the others.
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The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Axim government hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.
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