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BREAKING: Fashola’s Convoy Crashes In Delta, Four Policemen Feared Dead

 

  • Four Policemen feared dead as the convoy crashed into a deep pit

  • The fatal accident occurred during an inspection of a bridge in Asaba, Delta State

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the convoy of the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Labour and Employment, Christ Ngige, and Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, crashed in Asaba, Delta State, during the inspection of a bridge.

This online media platform gathered that four policemen were feared dead following the fatal accident that occurred Tuesday evening.

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The vehicle conveying security operatives crashed into a deep pit after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

According to an eyewitness, John Okorie, the incident happened when the vehicle conveying the victims was negotiating the bend leading to the construction site of the Second Niger Bridge in Asaba.

A Delta Line driver, who spoke to newsmen on condition of anonymity, narrated, “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.”

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