Cattle hijack Kumasi road

A BUSY road at Dichemso in Kumasi, was virtually blocked by a herd cattle on Sunday afternoon, an eyesore that caused a lot of inconvenience to pedestrians and motorists.

It is becoming an almost common incident in the vicinity and other parts of the city.

The stray cattle, numbering about 35, were seen roaming the streets freely without any cowherd controlling them.

The presence of the cows, most of whom looked so huge, on the road, posed serious threat to other road users.

The animals had virtually blocked one side of the road, thereby forcing oncoming cars to use the opposite lane.

Drivers that plied the road, clearly, faced a daunting task as they had to struggle to meandered around the cows.

Aside the danger posed by the cattle, their presence on the road also caused vehicular traffic on the Dichemso road

Also, pedestrians that were walking on the shoulder of the road, had to ran away to avert being injured by the animals.

Some of the drivers expressed worry about the presence of the wild animals on the road to THE NEW PUBLISHER.

“This is very dangerous and an eyesore to see stray cattle taking over a road in Kumasi in these modern times.

“This is a clear proof of lack of proper leadership in the city”, Kwabena Poku, a frustrated driver, openly lamented.

Charles Barfi, another driver, tasked the city authorities to move the animals from the road to help prevent disaster.

According to him, stray cattle moving freely on Kumasi roads was on the increase now so authorities should act.