Four commuters on Monday reportedly sustained
severe injuries in an auto crash involving a commercial bus and herd of cattle
in Ekiti State.
In the accident, seven cows were said to have been
killed during the ghastly collision.
A Nissan Mazda bus was said to have crashed into
the crowded herds of cattle and somersaulted into the ditch where four persons
reportedly wounded out of the any occupants of the bus.
The crash occurred at a steep portion of Efon
Alaaye-Esa Oke highway close to the border between Ekiti and Osun States.
Eyewitness told journalists in Ado Ekiti that seven cows were killed in the process
and that more deaths could have been recorded but for the swift action taken by
operatives of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
The source further explained that the bus was
coming at a high speed and was negotiating a bend very close to Ita Ore junction
in Efon Alaaye when it suddenly ran into the cattle numbering over 1,000 on the
road.
He said the driver of the bus lost control and
rammed into the moving cattle before swerved off the road and summersaulted into
a ditch.
"Human death could have been recorded but for the
FRSC men from Ita Ore who quickly came to the rescue of those on the bus.
"They evacuated the four people who injured and
took them to hospital for treatment," the source said.
The Ekiti State FRSC Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Mohammed Olowo, confirmed the story, saying only one person was wounded
contrary to the eyewitness account, which disclosed four.
"It was even a surprise to many that nobody
died owing to the severity of the accident. But seven cows died during the
collision," he revealed
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