Two members of the Benue State House of Assembly and several others have been injured following the involvement of the convoy of the state governor, Samuel Ortom, in a car crash.
The accident which occurred on Friday morning happened when the governor and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters were travelling to the Utokon community of Ado Local Government Area for the party governorship campaign rally.
According to reports, the incident occurred when the driver of a branded bus fully loaded with PDP supporters lost control and rammed into some vehicles.
A Jeep, a security vehicle, and another bus in the convoy were crushed in the crash.
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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.
Some other top government and party officials in the state were also involved in the crash.
An ambulance attached to the convoy conveyed the injured persons to the hospital while the rest continued with the journey.
