The death toll from last night’s illegal mining pit collapse has been revised to nine, following new details from authorities, according to JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor.
The incident occurred at Atta Ne Atta, a community in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region — not Manso Tontokrom in the Ashanti Region as initially reported.
Hospital authorities have clarified that one body earlier counted among the deceased was unrelated to the cave-in, bringing the confirmed fatalities down from ten to nine.
Four injured miners are currently on admission at the St. Elizabeth Catholic Hospital, Hwidiem, where medical staff say they are responding positively to treatment as of this morning.
An undisclosed number of miners are still believed to have been at the site at the time of the collapse. Rescue efforts and assessments are ongoing as authorities work to establish the full scope of the incident and the cause of the cave-in.
Atta Ne Atta falls within the constituency of Collins Dauda. The community has previously been in the spotlight following a confrontation involving the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS).
This latest tragedy underscores the persistent risks associated with illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey, and renews concerns over safety enforcement and regulatory oversight in mining communities.
