Tragedy Strikes as 40 Students Injured After Dining Structure Collapse

Cursory: Some 40 senior high school students at Ejuraman Anglican SHS have sustained various degrees of injury after a building collapsed on them. Five of the injured students have been placed in intensive care at an external health facility. The rest of the injured students are receiving treatment from the school’s medical facility while investigations continue.

40 students of Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School (SHS) in Ejura a town in the Ashanti Region have been injured after a structure that serves as a dining hall collapsed on them. Reports say five students sustained severe injuries after the incident and have been placed in intensive care while the rest are being cared for at the school’s medical facility.

“The incident occurred Monday [February 6, 2023] evening after a rainfall. The Ejura-Sekyeredumasi Municipal Fire Commander, Isaac Adu Yaw, suspects some structures were weaken VVed by torrential rain in the area last Friday,” Joy News reported on Tuesday.

The fire commander has explained that the area where the incident occurred has been seal off to prevent people from interfering with ongoing investigations.

He said the five who have been placed under intensive care have sustained “multiple fractures.” “The health workers are doing their utmost best to ensure everyone is safe,” added.

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