57-year woman dies at funeral after canopy pole fell on her

Ho, April 26, GNA - Irene Azumah, 57, died last Saturday when a cano= py pole fell on her following a storm at a funeral in Ho. Eye witnesses told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that Madam Azumah and=

some other mourners were at the Jubilee Park at Ho for refreshment after the burial service for the late Professor Noah Dzobo, former Moderator of the=

Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana.

The service was held at the Dela Cathedral. The gusty rainstorm swept through the Park making people run helter-skelter for cover. The strong wind was said to have lifted the pole, which smashed Mada= m Azumah on the forehead. Madam Azumah bled from the nose according to the sources and was rus= hed to hospital where she was pronounced dead. A police source, who confirmed the incident, said an inquest was goi= ng on.