Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has escaped death.

This after several persons including two members of the State House of Assembly were injured when his convoy was involved in a car crash.

The accident occurred on Friday morning, January 20th, 2022 when the governor and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters were traveling to the Utokon community of Ado Local Government Area for the party governorship campaign rally.

Sources said the driver of a branded bus fully loaded with PDP supporters lost control and rammed into three vehicles; a Jeep, a security vehicle, and another bus in the convoy.

Sources added that the motorcade in the convoy consist of the state’s deputy governor, Engr Benson Abounu; Senator Abba Moro; House of Representatives members, and House of Assembly members from Benue South district; among other top government and party officials in the state.