Holiday revellers injured in Bunso canopy walkway accident

Scores of holiday revellers were severely injured in an accident on the Bunso Arboretum Canopy Walkway in the East Akyem District of the Eastern region on Wednesday July 1.

Two people were said to be in a critical condition after one of the hooks connecting the canopy walkway to a tree reportedly unfastened.

Eyewitnesses told Starrfmonline that a child who was among the injured was rushed to the Koforidua Government Hospital “for emergency care.”

Some of the injured were said to be Junior High School (JHS) graduates who just completed the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and had been rushed to the Tafo Government Hospital.

Officials of the National Ambulance Service were at the scene to attend to the injured.

Bunso Arboretum Canopy Walkway was completed in May 2014 and has five bridges.