Oshiomhole escapes death,3 confirmed death

Three journalists, Olatunji Jacob and George Okosun, both of the Independent Television, as well as Fidelis Ohani, a  camera man of  the African Independent Television (AIT), attached to Edo State Government House, yesterday, lost their lives while Governor Adams Oshiomhole escaped death after a tipper rammed into the governor’s convoy along Warrake  Road  in Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
Six other journalists in the press bus and security operatives attached to the governor sustained various degrees of injuries while a photo journalist of  the state owned Observer Newspaper, Mr David Acha, and a driver, are in coma. Unconfirmed reports said  the Chief Detail to the Governor  was among those wounded.

Source learnt that the tragic incident happened when Oshiomhole was on his way to Auchi after he received some decampees from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to his Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) at Afuze in Owan East Local Government  Area. A visibly shocked Oshiomhole was speechless when he was contacted. Sunday Vanguard learnt he was deeply touched by the incident and wept profusely.
According to eye witnesses, the tipper lorry, yesterday,  ran into the governor’s convoy, hitting the SUV behind Oshiomhole’s car, leading to a multiple crash involving the back up vehicle, the press bus and the Hilux car carrying the Chief Press Secretary, Peter Okhiria