At least six people were crushed to de.ath on Wednesday after a crowd of job seekers surged through stadium gates during a military recruitment exercise in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the army said
At least six people were crushed to de.ath on Wednesday after a crowd of job seekers surged through stadium gates during a military recruitment event in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the army said.
“The unfortunate incident led to the de.ath of six potential recruits,” it said in a statement.
Twenty-two others were wounded in the stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium, with at least five in critical condition, Ghana military hospital official Evelyn Abraham-Kwabiah told AFP.
Security officers struggled to control the swelling crowd outside the casualty unit, where dozens of people pressed against barricades for information.
President John Mahama arrived at the hospital under tight security to visit the injured, his convoy drawing even more of a crowd.
The Ghana Armed Forces said the stampede took place around 6:20 am (0620 GMT) when an unexpected surge of applicants “breached security protocols and rushed” through the stadium gates ahead of the scheduled screening.
“We witnessed a sad event today, we encountered a disaster,” Mahama said.
“The violence ensued when the gates were opened for people to enter, but the youth rushed in, and sadly, some fell and were stomped on.”
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