Five people have reportedly died in an accident that involved the campaign convoy of Monday Okpebholo, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo.
It is understood that the accident occurred on Thursday at
Warrake road in Uzebba of Owan west LGA, Edo state.
It was learnt that one of the vehicles in Okpebholo’s
campaign convoy hit a Toyota Camry conveying five persons, killing the
occupants, including the driver.
The victims were said to be returning home after attending a burial ceremony.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at a mortuary
in Edo State University, Uzaurie, in Etsako west LGA of the state.
One of the victims was identified as Emmanuel Edionwe.
According to the Punch, a relative of Edionwe, who did not
want to be named, said the family is devastated about the news of their son.
“We just learnt that
five of them have died after the collision with Okpebholo’s convoy. There is
just one of them who is in critical condition and is now being nursed to life
at the hospital,” the family member said.
“We are devastated beyond words. Emmanuel was a good,
easy-going boy who should not have died.”
The newspaper quoted Cyril Mathew, the Edo sector commander
of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
A source said the lone survivor of the accident is in
critical condition at the Irrua Specialist Hospital., adding that a delegation
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state will pay the families of the
victims a condolence visit today.
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