No Fewer Than Six Perish in Crowd Crush at Ghana Military Recruitment Event
No fewer than six people have lost their lives during a stampede at a armed forces enlistment event held in a stadium in Ghana.
The Wednesday's "tragic" event appeared to have been caused by "an unexpected surge of applicants who overcame security measures and rushed into the gates," stated a release from Ghana's armed forces.
Twenty-two additional individuals were injured, among them five who remain in serious state.
A large crowd had gathered at the El-Wak sports venue, in the capital, the capital, with the hope of joining the military.
Ghana has a rate of joblessness among young people of about 32%, the most recent government statistics show, and such enlistment drives normally attract massive gatherings and frequently result in chaotic scenes.
The deadline to apply for this recruitment was prolonged for a seven days to accommodate more applicants, as a number had faced difficulties in the application procedure.
Military representative Capt Veronica Adzo Arhin said the stampede took place before the event's scheduled start of 06:20 GMT.
The nation's leader John Mahama has visited the injured in medical care.
Order has been reestablished, and the enlistment process has since begun.
