A ghastly accident involving the convoy of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has led to the death of four persons.
A RAMP 2 Toyota Hilux van used by Head of Fintiri’s vigilante, while en route Mubi for a campaign engagement was involved in the crash
The accident reportedly occurred around Fadamareke, in Hong Local Government.
It was learnt that over speeding and an attempt to negotiate a dangerous bend may have caused the accident.
Those who died were Bako Kaura, head of PDP’s informal security arm, Adamu, Kaura’s biological son have been deposited at the mortuary of Hong Federal Medical Centre.
Five others who were wounded had been conveyed in the government house ambulance.
Governor Fintiri’s personal physician and head of the government house clinic, Dr. William Teri, who was among the first responders at the crash also conveyed the victims to a hospital for treatment.
Eyewitnesses of the accident said “I took out three lifeless bodies, but there’s a fourth one I think can hardly make it out of the coma because of the injury he sustained. There were about nine occupants in the Ramp 2 Hilux van the head of vigilantes for the Fintiri/Farauta campaign involved in the accident was traveling in.”
Governor Fintiri coordinated the rescue activities, and was worried by the tragic death involving his convoy.
It would be recalled that last week Governor Fintiri narrowly escaped death by the whiskers when a truck that lost control almost rammed into his stationary motorcade. Unfortunately, two vehicles in his convoy were not so lucky as the truck crashed into them.
The incident occurred around the high-brow, Dougirei Hilltop Agga Mosque, where the governor had gone to attend a wedding engagement.
Two policemen who sustained fatal injuries from the crash were rushed to the intensive care unit of the state specialist hospital.
