Watch: At least 17 people killed by truck explosion in Ghana

Accra: A truck explosion has left at least 17 people killed in Ghana’s Western Region, media reported.

This was before the explosion when the truck was burning. Most of the people around didn’t know like they’d have run for their lives. SAD!!!

Apiate, Bogoso. pic.twitter.com/ntV5Crb567

— #GenerationalThinker #Blogger (@KobbyKyei_) January 20, 2022

According to the Ghana Web news outlet, the blast hit the truck with explosives for mining works after its collision with a motorcycle.

The explosion also inflicted significant damage to the nearby buildings and infrastructure.

At least 10 people died and 500 buildings destroyed after a vehicle carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle and produced a huge explosion in a village near Bogoso, Ghana pic.twitter.com/ruJ6LDNYio

— TRT World (@trtworld) January 20, 2022

Other media reported about some 60 people injured in the incident.