BREAKING: Four Feared Dead As Fashola, Buhari’s CoS, Ngige’s Convoy Crashes
During the inspection of a bridge in Asaba, Delta State, the convoy comprising President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and his counterpart in Labour and Employment, Christ Ngige, crashed.
According to a report by PUNCH, four police officers were believed to have died in the accident on Tuesday evening.
We learned that the driver of the van transporting security officers lost control and crashed into a deep pit.
According to John Okorie, an eyewitness, the accident occurred as the truck transporting the victims navigated the bend leading to the building site of the Second Niger Bridge in Asaba.
The police car was reportedly speeding to catch up with the ministers’ cars when it went off the road and collided.
Also, a Delta Line driver, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to our correspondent, stated, “The incident was very fatal.
“The policeman driver was speeding and while negotiating the bend because of the speed could not control the vehicle. They crashed into a deep pit. I was at the back of the convoy, driving slowly.
“With the help of other people, we rescued four of them but they were badly injured. They were shouting as the vehicle fell on them.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Bright Edafe, said he was yet to receive the accident report as of the time of filling this report.
“I have not received the accident report, I will get back to you,” he said.
