By Ranti Thomas
Church members of Saint Mark’s Anglican Church, Ise Ekiti, Ekiti State are presently in mourning mood as a result of the death of three members of the church in a road accident on Sunday.
The victims died in a bus belonging to the church in the ghastly accident when they were on their way to Ado Ekiti, the state capital to participate in an annual enrollment service.
Three of the occupants were said to have died on the spot, just as three other church members sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident.
It was gathered that the accident happened at Afolu after Ise Ekiti when one of the tyres of the bus bust and the driver lost control of the vehicle, which somersaulted several times.
Among the deceased were an Evangelist who just got wedded few weeks ago and also the wife of former chairman of Ise/Orun Local Government Area, Hon Adegbola.
Those who sustained injuries were rushed to the hospital where they are currently receiving treatment.
Reacting on the sad development, the Anglican Bishop of Ekiti, Rt. Rev. Andrew Olusola Ajayi, commiserated with the families of those that lost their lives and St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Ise Ekiti, and prayed God to heal those injured.
Speaking with journalists, the Chairman of Ise Local Government, Hon. Bamikole Ayodele, mourned the deceased.