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Minister’s Aide, Three Others Escape Death In Auto Crash

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Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
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accident-817x350The Special Assistant, Media to the Minister of Communications, Victor Oluwadamilare and three others narrowly escaped death in a ghastly motor accident at Yangoji, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

An eye witness claimed that the accident occurred around Yangoji along Lokoja-Abuja highway, a village in suburb the Federal Capital Territory.

The source revealed that the crash involved a trailer loaded with cement which was headed towards Abuja and a Toyota Hilux Van which conveyed the minister’s aide and three others who were returning to Abuja from Lagos on an official assignment.

He noted that the Toyota Hilux was on motion when the trailer took-off from its park without any light indication showing that a vehicle was going in the front.

He said that the Minister’s aide and other occupants sustained severe injuries, adding that no live was however lost in the terrible accident.

The eyewitness maintained that he was among the people who rescued the victims before the arrival of the men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who evacuated them from the scene of the incident to Kwali General Hospital.

He narrated the incident as saying; “I was at the bus stop around 7:30 pm when I heard a loud unusual bang. There was a trailer loaded with cement which took off from that area and headed towards Abuja without light to indicate a vehicle was going.

“The Toyota Hilux was on motion when the driver realised that a vehicle had took-off from that spot and before he notice the trailer, it was closer to the trailer and that was what led to the accident.”

When contacted, Oluwadamilare confirmed the incident saying he sustained injuries, but maintained that he is recovering.

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