Two dead with others trapped in a mining pit collapse at Mpasatia

Two persons have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a mining pit in Mpasatia, located in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region.

An unconfirmed number of individuals are still trapped underground, as rescue efforts, which began Tuesday morning, have yielded no results.

Some eyewitnesses confirmed the incident to the media.

“For now, we have removed two people who have passed on. We have received rumors that there were many people around the place, but eyewitnesses confirmed that there were about five people in the pit.

“We have got hold of two persons, but we are yet to retrieve the rest from the pit. The incident happened around 8:30 in the morning.”

The bodies of the deceased have since been deposited at the Afari Community Mortuary.

Voice of eye witness