The explosion was caused by a truck carrying explosives to a mining site in the community. Here is how the BBC reported the Appiatse disaster:Ghana blast: Many feared dead after huge explosion near BogosoAt least 13 people have been killed in a huge explosion near a mining town in south-western Ghana, officials say. A truck carrying explosives to a gold mine crashed with a motorcycle near the town of Bogoso, according to police. "It's almost like a ghost town," Sedzi Sadzi Amedonu, a senior official from the country's disaster management agency, told the AFP news agency. The impact of the explosion has left a crater on the major highway, forcing the police to divert traffic, our reporter says.

Source: GhanaWeb January 20, 2026 16:07 UTC