Several individuals are reported to have been injured, and some are feared dead, following road accidents involving Favour Express buses. MMI has learnt that the incidents occurred on buses travelling from Limbe to Yaoundé early this morning.
While the exact locations of the accidents remain unclear, victims who spoke with MMI indicated that the separate incidents took place around 2 a.m. and again at approximately 6 a.m.
According to sources, the first accident involved a 70-seater Favour Express bus colliding with a truck. This incident reportedly occurred near Édéa in the Littoral Region.
The second accident, which took place around 6 a.m., also involved a Favour Express bus — an 18-seater — and another vehicle. It is said to have occurred around Ezeka.
Fatalities Reported
Passengers involved in the accidents have claimed that three people died in the first accident.
“For the 70-seater bus, three lives were lost instantly, and others were taken to the hospital seriously injured,” a passenger in one of the buses told MMI.
However, an eyewitness says there were no fatalities in the second accident.
“The second was just serious injuries, no dead,” he told MMI. There has been, however, no official confirmation provided.
Favour Express Accused of Neglect
Meanwhile, Favour Express has yet to release a statement to clarify the circumstances surrounding the incidents. Families of some of the victims are blaming them for neglect.
“What’s even more disturbing is that the travelling agency abandoned the victims at the hospitals, leaving us to cover the medical expenses,” a family member of one victim said. “My sister is still in the hospital with severe injuries, including bandaged eyes and wounds all over her body.”
Videos shared with MMI show passengers with bandaged wounds on their faces, with visible blood stains in one side of the vehicle. In footage of the first accident, the narrator described it as a head-on collision, adding that the truck involved had fallen into a valley.
As of now, the Ministry of Transport has not issued a statement or provided any updates regarding the accidents.
