Personnel from the Ghana Fire Service in a rescue mission and some of the recovered bodies
Twenty students were killed yesterday when a huge tree fell on them at the Kintampo Waterfall in the Brong-Ahafo Region as they swam at the location, with about 30 others injured in the bizarre afternoon tragedy.
A heavy storm was said to have uprooted a huge tree on top of the waterfall which came crashing down, landing on tourists, including the students.
According to the District Fire Commander, ADO1 Adu Kumi, doubling also as the Acting Municipal Fire Service Commander for Kintampo who spoke to DAILY GUIDE from the town, the accident occurred at about 3.30 pm.
He said his station was alerted about the accident and they quickly responded. “When we reached the place we saw the tree on the students. We learnt that they are students of the Wenchi Senior High School who were on excursion of various places,” he asserted.
According to him, the excursion commenced with a trip to the B