BY FAVOUR PERCY-IDUBO/BENIN CITY
TRAGEDY struck recently at the Oregbeni axis of the Benin-Agbor road, as a Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) cable beneath a flooded road reportedly electrocuted a 32-year-old woman and her baby to death.
The woman, identified as Sarah David, was said to have her baby strapped on her back when the tragedy occurred.
It was gathered that the victim was walking through the flooded road in the area after a heavy downpour, when she stepped on a live electricity cable.
The cable was said to have fell from one of the electricity poles in the neighborhood. An eyewitness, who identified herself as Edugie said: “The woman was also walking with a toddler believed to be her eldest child when tragedy struck.
“But for a passer-by who quickly rescued the toddler from the water, the entire family would have been wiped out.
“After the incident, some residents in the area called on the authorities of the Benin Electricity Distribution company (BEDC) to interrupt electricity supply to the area after which the corpses were evacuated from the flooded area.
