An accident involving a vehicle on the convoy of Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Sunday, claimed the life of one and left another injured.
The accident occurred at Ihugh in Vandeikya Local Government Area during the governor’s visit to his hometown for the Christmas celebrations.
The accident reportedly resulted from reduced visibility due to dust from the untarred road, which led to a vehicle in the veering off the road and colliding with a motorcycle.
“The governor has been in his local government (Vandeikya) for almost four days now for the Christmas celebration.
“Yesterday, he was going to the church. His vehicle was in front, followed by others. One of the vehicles in the convoy veered off the road because of the dust and rammed into a motorcycle. One person died, and others sustained injuries,” sources told Punch
Reacting to the incident, Solomon Iorpev, the Technical Adviser to the governor on Media, Publicity, and Strategic Communication, acknowledged that the vehicle involved was part of the governor’s convoy.
However, he clarified that the vehicle was not in a convoy at the time of the accident.
“The vehicle was alone on a separate mission when it got involved in an accident and this was caused by dust.
“The road is very dusty and there was an oncoming vehicle in the opposite direction and while the vehicle tried to avoid the oncoming vehicle it rammed into a motorcycle which caused the accident,” Iorpev said while expressing regret over the incident but did not confirm the number of casualties.
Meanwhile, the Benue State Police Command said the case has yet to be reported.
According to the Command’s spokesperson, Catherine Anene, no official complaint had been received as of the time of press.