{"id":121560,"date":"2026-05-28T09:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=121560"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:16:31","slug":"ashanti-region-mining-pit-collapse-kills-4-illegal-miners-at-bepotenten-sukuumu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=121560","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti region: Mining pit collapse kills 4 illegal miners at Bepotenten Sukuumu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Four illegal miners have died in a devastating mining pit collapse incident at Bepotenten Sukuum, a farming community in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti region.<\/p>\n

A mining pit caved in on a group of illegal miners at Bepotenten Sukuum at approximately 16:00 hours on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

The four miners working at the site died on the spot.<\/p>\n

Three of the deceased persons have been identified as Nartey Solomon (30), Ezekiel (22), Awudu (27), and Yaro (26), all of whom were residents of Bepotenten Sukuum.<\/p>\n

Police from Jacobu received information of the tragedy at about 17:30 following a call by the assemblyman of the area, Samuel Ekwam Ananse, and immediately proceeded to the scene.<\/p>\n

Preliminary police investigations revealed the victims, along with one survivor, were engaging in the mining activities at an abandoned mine site when the pit unexpectedly caved in.<\/p>\n

Portions of that land is being reclaimed by a private firm.<\/p>\n

Accompanied by community members, the police officers discovered the bodies of four adult males, who had been recovered from the debris by local residents.<\/p>\n

Inspection of the bodies by police revealed severe injuries. While Ezekiel suffered catastrophic injuries, including a severed right foot and evisceration, the other three victims sustained various degrees of head injuries due to the cave-in.<\/p>\n

The police crime-scene team inspected the site and conveyed the bodies to the St. Peter\u2019s Catholic Hospital Mortuary in Jacobu, where they are being preserved pending autopsies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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