The convoy of the Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, was involved in a car crash, injuring several persons including two members of the State House of Assembly.
According to PUNCH, the incident occurred at exactly 10:50 am on Friday when the driver of a branded bus fully loaded with Peoples Democratic Party, PDP supporters lost control and rammed into three vehicles; a Jeep, a security vehicle, and another bus in the convoy.
Several people including state lawmakers representing Guma and Kwande West in the state assembly were injured.
Ortom and the PDP supporters were said to be traveling to the Utokon community of Ado Local Government Area in continuation of the party’s governorship campaign rally.
The motorcade in the convoy consisted of the state’s deputy governor, Engr Benson Abounu; Senator Abba Moro; House of Representatives members, and House of Assembly members from Benue South district; among other top government and party officials in the state.
Meanwhile, an ambulance attached to the convoy evacuated the injured persons to the hospital while the rest continued with the journey.
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