A total of 72 people collapsed during the 67th Independence Parade at the Tamale Jubilee Park on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
The victims were students, service personnel, and soldiers, said to have suffered severe dehydration due to the harsh weather conditions that characterized the day.
The students and personnel stood in the scorching sun for hours and it is believed that might have resulted in their collapse.
However, the northern regional boss of the Ghana Red Cross Society, Yakubu Amin Abukari, tasked to render first aid at the regional Independence Day parade said all 72 people have since been resuscitated.
The 67th Independence Day parade in the Northern Region was graced by the northern regional minister, Shani Alhassan Shaibu, mayor of Tamale, Sule Salifu among other dignitaries.