8 persons die in boat accident on Oti River
Eight out of the twelve persons onboard a canoe have died after it capsized on the Oti River.
The accident happened on Monday, March 27.
The passengers were mourners traveling from Kpajoti, a village in the Krachi Nchumuru District to Sabaja in the Krachi West Municipality.
They were all without life jackets, an eyewitness recounted.
The Assemblyman for Wuringa Electoral Area stated that the number of passengers onboard the canoe, 12, was more than the capacity of the canoe.
investigations have commenced into the cause of the accident.
By Richard Koomson| mediacentralonline.info |Ghana
