A tragic incident claimed the lives of two-and-a-half-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, on Thursday when they fell into an abandoned galamsey pit filled with water.

The devastating event took place in Morkwaa, a farming community near Twifo Praso in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region, marking the eighth death in the district this year due to uncovered galamsey pits, according to residents.

George Sam, the Assembly member for Morkwa Electoral Area, confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA).

He explained that the twins' mother, who was unwell, had fallen asleep while her children played outside.

When she awoke and found them missing, she searched the house, only to discover their lifeless bodies in a neglected galamsey pit nearby.

Police have begun investigating the incident, and the twins' bodies have been taken to the Twifo-Praso Government Hospital morgue for preservation.

Distressed residents voiced their concerns over the numerous exposed galamsey pits in the community and urged the Assembly to reclaim the land to prevent further tragedies.