BREAKING NEWS: Kogi dep gov escapes death as car crashes onto convoy • Driver, four policemen injured

The Kogi State Deputy Governor, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi on Sunday escaped
death after a Mercedes Benz jeep with Lagos registration No. YAB 966
AQ crashed onto one of the escort vehicles in the deputy governor's
convoy.
The driver of the affected vehicle in the deputy governor's convoy and
four policemen who were behind the escort vehicle sustained minor
injuries.
But Awoniyi who was on his way to Lokoja after an official engagement
in Abuja is reportedly hale and healthy and sustained no injuries.
An eye-witness who pleaded not to be named said the accident occurred
about 2pm at Yangoji, in Kwali, along Abuja-Lokoja highway.
He said that the driver of a Honda Accord with Lagos registration
No. LND 742 BE lost control of the vehicle while over taking the
Mercedes Benz jeep that was also heading to Abuja. In the process the
driver of the Honda Accord was said to have hit the jeep.
The driver of the jeep was also said to have consequently lost
control of the car and hit one of the vehicles in Awoniyi's convoy.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Mr. Micheal Abu
confirmed the accident later in a statement.