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| Bodies of some of the drowned children |
They were said to be passengers from a Kapra coming
to Yeji in the Brong Ahafo Region.
A survivor, Alex Yaw Adjei Biney who
lost two of his children- one and three years in the accident says the water
started gushing into the boat when it hit a wood stamp in the river.
Yaw Agyei says they had were left
with about thirty munities to complete the three hour journey to Yeji before
the boat sank.
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| Section of by standers at the river bank after the accident |
The accident, he said occurred after
the boat drivers missed their paths.
He claimed the helmsmen who were
sailing the boat as at when it capsized were not the true drivers of the boat.
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| Section of by standers at the river bank after the accident |
According to Alex who claimed he was
able to rescue his mother who was also a passenger in the boat, there are still
bodies in the river which are yet to be rescued.
Meanwhile,
Owner of the boat, TT speaking Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Monday said he
but the boat very new; thus two years ago.
He said
the boat has no insurance.
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| Section of by standers at the river bank after the accident |
TT claimed
the boat had passed through where there were many stamps and had not run into
one.
But the
boat run into one at the Akosombo Queen’s path where they know very well that
there are no stamps there
He
believes the helmsmen did not see the stamp because the river has gone down.
However,
the boat which is supposed to carry seventy-five (75) passengers had only
fifty-seven (57); twenty-one (21) men, eleven children and twenty five (25) women
passengers were on board because the boat is old.
But rescuers
have resumed the place in search of the remaining persons and bodies.
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By: Hwenebobo Newsstand
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