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Disaster As Chief Of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Ministers, Inspect 2nd Niger Bridge

<h4>&NewLine;Disaster as Chief of Staff<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that there was disaster Tuesday when the convoy of the Chief of Staff&comma; Prof&period; Ibrahim Gambari&semi; Minister of Works and Housing&comma; Babatunde Fashola&semi; and his counterpart in Labour and Employment&comma; Christ Ngige&comma; crashed during the inspection of a bridge in Asaba&comma; Delta State&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Four policemen were feared dead in the accident that occurred Tuesday evening&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The driver was said to have lost control of the vehicle conveying security operatives and crashed into a deep pit&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;An eyewitness&comma; John Okorie&comma; said the incident happened when the vehicle conveying the victims was negotiating the bend leading to the construction site of the Second Niger Bridge at the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;punchng&period;com&sol;">Asaba&period;<&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;It was gathered that the police vehicle was speeding to meet up with the ministers’ vehicles when it veered off the road and crashed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Also&comma; a Delta Line driver&comma; who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity&comma; said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The incident was very fatal&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The policeman driver was speeding and while negotiating the bend because of the speed could not control the vehicle&period; They crashed into a deep pit&period; I was at the back of the convoy&comma; driving slowly&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With the help of other people&comma; we rescued four of them but they were badly injured&period; They were shouting as the vehicle fell on them&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Source&colon; Punch Newspaper<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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