The wife of James Ocholi, the Nigerian junior Minister for Labor
who was involved in today's auto crash hours ago alongside his husband
and son, has also been confirmed dead.
Mrs. Ocholi, who was evacuated from the scene of the accident to a
local hospital in Doka, Kaduna State, was confirmed dead a few minutes
after arriving at the hospital.
A source at the Kaduna State government told SaharaReporters
correspondent that the death of Mrs. Ocholi brings the casualty number
in the horrific accident to three. Mr. Ocholi, who was traveling on a
private visit to Kaduna in company of his wife and first son, died when
his driver slammed on the brakes of his Lexus SUV car while at top
speed.
A source told SaharaReporters that the driver slammed on the brakes
after receiving a radio message from the security car behind the
minister’s main vehicle alerting him to a low pressure on one of the
back tires. The driver’s panicked reaction precipitated an accident as
the security vehicle then rammed into the minister’s vehicle, which
somersaulted several times, instantly killing Mr. Ocholi and his first
son. Mrs. Ocholi was subsequently pronounced dead after she was taken to
a hospital.
A source disclosed that the bodies of Mr. Ocholi and his family were being transported to a morgue in Abuja.
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