At least 13 killed after immense explosion rocks western Ghana

The blast, which flattened hundreds of buildings, followed a collision between a truck carrying mining explosives and a motorcycle

At least 13 people have been killed after a truck carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle in western Ghana, sparking an explosion that has left hundreds of buildings destroyed.

The accident happened around noon in Apiate, near the mining city of Bogoso, 300km (180 miles) west of the West African country's capital, Accra.