Four persons were on Monday killed by a tree that fell on them at the popular Jattu market in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.
This is just as several persons sustained various degrees of injuries from the impact of the fallen tree
The incident was caused by an early morning rain that caused about four trees to fall simultaneously on traders and other customers.
Confirming the incident, chairman of the Local Government, Marvellous Zibiri said that the bodies of those deceased have been recovered and taken to the mortuary.
He said, “Around 8:00 am and 9:00 am, I got a call from my vice chairman and the supervisory councillor for environment about the incident that happened at Jattu market.
“During the rainfall, four trees in the market fell simultaneously while people were taking cover under the trees, thereby killing four persons and many injured.
“So far, we have been able to recover four bodies, and we have taken them to the mortuary while those who sustained injuries are at the hospital responding to treatment.”
He added that search and rescue operations is still ongoing at the scene.