Akyem Oda (E/R), March 03, GNA - Three illegal chainsaw
operators died on the spot on Thursday at Akyem Oda when
their vehicle loaded with 154 beams was involved in an
accident. The bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the
Akyem Oda Government Hospital Mortuary. Eleven other people in the KIA track including the driver
sustained serious injuries and have been admitted to the
hospital. An eyewitness told the GNA that they were Illegal lumber
operators who had cut the trees in someone's concession at a
forest reserve at Akyem Apoli and were running away from the
concessionaire's guards. He said the driver, on reaching Akyem Oda, decided to
pass through the bungalow area at top speed and in an attempt
to negotiate a curve the vehicle overturned, trapping the Illegal
operators under the beams.
