By Franklin Asare-Donkoh
Eight persons out of the eleven passengers onboard a canoe have perished after it capsized on the Oti River.
The accident is said to have happened on Monday, March 27, 2023.
According to eyewitnesses, 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 hinted.
Speaking to the media, the Assemblyman of Wuringa Electoral Area, Mr. Francis Yaw Bio explained that the number of passengers onboard the canoe, 11, was more than what the canoe could take which is six.
“There were eleven people in the canoe, including the driver making it 12. The number was bigger than what the canoe could take, they are supposed to be six passengers,” the Assemblyman reiterated.
Mr. Bio explained further saying investigations have commenced into the causes of the accident.