<p>A vehicle carrying explosives used in mining collided with a motorcycle and blew up in a town in western Ghana, leaving at least 17 people dead and injuring dozens. Videos from the scene posted on social media on Thursday showed a large blast area in Apiate, near the city of Bogoso some 300km west of the capital in Accra, with dozens of buildings reduced to piles of wood, brick and twisted metal.</p><p>The explosion occurred when a motorcycle went under a truck carrying explosives that was on route to the Chirano gold mine, run by Canada-based Kinross. A Kinross spokesperson confirmed the incident, saying it occurred 140km from the mine.</p>
<p>A vehicle carrying explosives used in mining collided with a motorcycle and blew up in a town in western Ghana, leaving at least 17 people dead and injuring dozens. Videos from the scene posted on social media on Thursday showed a large blast area in Apiate, near the city of Bogoso some 300km west of the capital in Accra, with dozens of buildings reduced to piles of wood, brick and twisted metal.</p><p>The explosion occurred when a motorcycle went under a truck carrying explosives that was on route to the Chirano gold mine, run by Canada-based Kinross. A Kinross spokesperson confirmed the incident, saying it occurred 140km from the mine.</p>
