Truck run into shop in Yde

A lorry carrying second hand goods crushed into a diary shop and a bar on September 27, 2014 in the Nkolndongo neighbourhood.

A truck damaged a diary shop and a bar in the neighbourhood on Saturday September 27, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. leaving inhabitants of Nkoldongo in Yaounde are in a state of shock.

Reports say the truck carrying a container full of second hand goods was packed by the road leading to the Mvog-Mbi neighbourhood to supply goods to a second hand shop in the neighbourhood. Then suddenly the truck started sliding toward a dairy shop, few metres away.

One of the witnesses, Oumarou said the truck was parked by the roadside and its contents were being removed when onlookers noticed that the vehicle was moving. The neighbours raised an alarm, but little could be done about the situation. The truck therefore crushed into a motorbike parked in front of the diary shop and water containers in front of a public tap beside the shop.

Leo Gaïmand, the motor boy blamed the accident on break failure. According to the neighbours the owner of the shop who was alone in the shop, sustained some bruises on his head. The owner of the motorcycle, Donastien Folla, who lives next door, said he parked his motorcycle to get a tool to fix one of the wheels of his motorcycle.

He explained that on his way out which was just about 30 seconds later, he saw the wall of the shop crumbling towards him. He called out to his children who were still sleeping to warn them of the danger. However, he said he was grateful to God as the children though still in bed were unharmed from the accident.

Neighbours also said it was a miracle that at the time of the accident there were no traders and passersby on the spot.