The convoy of the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, was involved in a road crash on Friday while on a campaign trip to Igumale, the headquarters of Ado Local Government Area in the state.
As a result of the accident, many members of the convoy sustained varying levels of injuries and have been rushed to a medical facility for treatment.
Among those that were injured were William Ortyom, member representing Guma constituency in the state’s house of assembly, and another member from Kwande West.
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While Engineer Benson Abounu, Belta State Deputy Governor, and other federal and state lawmakers in the entourage continued the journey, the victims were taken a hospital in an ambulance.
Photographs sited by FIJ showed that some vehicles were damaged after a passenger-filled vehicle collided with an SUV, leading to a crash with a few other vehicles in the convoy.
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