At least seven persons were
killed in an accident involving the convoy of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo
state, on Saturday.
The accident took place near Ehor
village along the Benin-Ekpoma highway.
An Audi 80 car conveying the
deceased victims – five adults and two children – had a head-on collision with
a Toyota Hilux van where protocol officers of the Edo state government house
were.
The protocol officers were
reportedly heading for Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, where the governor was
supposed to attend the a convocation ceremony.
Danmallam Mohammed, commissioner
of police in Edo, confirmed the incident but refused to go into details.
However, Anthony Oko, sector commander of the Federal
Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo, said the two children died on their way to the
hospital.
He said all occupants of the Audi
car died while driver of the Hilux van had injuries.
Oko said drive of the car lost
control while trying to avoid a pothole.
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