A 22-year-old pregnant woman has died after a building collapsed on her during the ongoing demolition exercise at Gomoa Budumburam in the Central Region.
The incident happened on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.
Information gathered indicates that the deceased, Serwaa, was asleep with her one-and-a-half-year-old child in the room when the operator of the machine collapsed the building on them.
The pregnant mother died on arrival at St Gregory Hospital, but the child survived.
In an interview, the residents said they returned from church only to see an excavator razing their houses. They appealed to the excavator operator for time to relocate, but he refused, so they continued the demolition exercise.
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital while the child is receiving treatment.
The demolition is to pave the way for the construction of a market.
The Central Regional Coordinating Council earlier urged the chiefs who are leading the demolition exercise to halt the operation, but they declined.
Over 300 homeless residents who are sleeping in classrooms and churches are calling on the government for support.
Meanwhile, the case has been reported at the police station for investigation.