A tragic boat accident occurred on the Black Volta in the Savannah Region, resulting in the death of one individual and approximately five others reported as missing.

The incident took place when a boat carrying passengers from Dorkorchina to Kpandai capsized, allegedly due to overloading.

Mr. Kipo Sulemana, the Bole District Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), verified the occurrence to Citi News on Saturday, May 27.

According to his statement, one person lost their life, two individuals survived the incident, and approximately five others are still unaccounted for.

“They were traders who were coming from the northern part of the Bono side across to their villages, and they are always around the riverside up to the Côte d’Ivoire boundary. These people were coming from the northern side and when they got to a point, their canoe capsized. We recorded one death, a lady. The ladies were two with three men and the one who was driving the engine boat is yet to be recovered to know whether he is alive or not.”

NADMO also disclosed that the boat was loaded with the victims and goods at the time the accident happened.

Mr. Sulemana had earlier told the Ghana News Agency that the part of the lake where they were travelling was littered with tree stumps which allegedly caused the accident.

He said where the incident happened was inaccessible, adding NADMO was relying on local people to help rescue those missing.