second time lucky with death yesterday since
his assumption of office.
He escaped being crushed after a Peugeot J5
Bus filled with tomatoes and plantains rammed
into his car at Ewu village on the Benin-Auchi
Road in Edo State.
Time was 9.45am when the governor and his
entourage were returning to Benin from the
governor's Iyamho home town.
With Oshiomhole in the car were his Aide-De-
Camp [ADC] and the driver of the vehicle.
His Special Adviser on Media and Public
Affairs, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said that the J5
Bus apparently lost control and rammed into
the Governor's Flag Car from the opposite
direction before swerving into a road side
ditch.
Three vehicles in the convoy were ahead of the
Governor's Flag Car and had passed the
Peugeot J5 Bus before the bus had hit the
governor's car.
The incident was immediately reported at the
Divisional Police Station at Ewu for further
investigation.
Afegbua said: "The governor's car was badly
affected but no injuries were sustained by both
occupants of the Peugeot J5 Bus and that of
the governor.
"The Peugeot J5 Bus was following a truck that
was descending the Ewu slope when it suddenly
veered off into the governor's lane from the
opposite direction and directly impacted on
the governor's vehicle, apparently because of a
brake failure.
"The good story is that nobody sustained
injuries in both vehicles. The Comrade
Governor is hale and hearty, his ADC and other
occupants of the Peugeot J5 are also in good
condition.
"This is to assure all good people of Edo State
that there is no cause for alarm. Their loving
Comrade Governor is fine, hale and hearty as
well as other occupants of the other affected
vehicle. The Comrade Governor is wishing
everyone a prosperous new year."
A similar accident involving the governor's
convoy in April 2012 claimed the lives of three
journalists and a driver.
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