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No fewer than 6 people have died during a crowd crush at a military recruitment gathering held in a sports arena in the West African nation.

The Wednesday's "tragic" event appeared to have been caused by "a sudden rush of applicants who overcame security measures and rushed into the entrances," stated a release from the nation's military.

22 additional individuals were hurt, including 5 who remain in serious state.

A large crowd had gathered at the El-Wak sports venue, in the capital, the capital, with the aspiration of enlisting in the armed forces.

The country has a rate of joblessness among young people of approximately thirty-two percent, the latest government statistics indicate, and such recruitment events normally draw large crowds and frequently result in chaotic scenes.

The deadline to submit applications for this event was extended by a week to allow for additional candidates, as a number had experienced difficulties in the process.

Military representative Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin said the crush occurred before the event's scheduled start of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time.

The nation's leader President John Mahama has gone to see the wounded in hospital.

Calm has been restored, and the recruitment exercise has now started.