The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, escaped a fatal accident yesterday on the Abuja-Lokoja highway, CEOAFRICA.com gathered.

According to a statement released by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Mr. Michael Abu, an escort van in the convoy ran into two stationary vehicles which were involved in an earlier accident.

The affected vehicles, a Mercedes Benz jeep with Lagos registration number, YAB 966 AQ and a Honda Accord with Lagos registration number LND 742 BE had earlier collided before the van ran into them near Kwali.

Furthermore, the statement states that the driver of the Honda Accord lost control while trying to overtake the Mercedes Benz, and that the deputy governor escaped unhurt.

Abu disclosed that those in the escort van sustained minor injuries along with four policemen and were receiving treatment at the Kwali General Hospital and were responding to treatments.