Sports Minister Dalung’s Convoy in an Accident

Sports minister Dalung’s convoy in an accident ....1 dies, 20 others injured By Admin A convoy of the Minister of Youth Development and Sport, Barrister Solomon Dalung, was involved in an accident on Saturday afternoon around 12pm near Akko village along Gombe Airport road. The minister was in Gombe for the elective national congress of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) schedule for Saturday. An eyewitness, Sunday Cika told Daily Trust that a driver of a Peugeot 406 who was coming from Gombe lost control of his car and rammed into the minister’s convoy that was coming into Gombe from the airport. A jeep and a bus in the convoy carrying delegates somersaulted and injured 20 people, including the Acting National President of the NYCN, Mr Chinedu Mayor. According to the witness, the driver of the 406, who was also a delegate to the congress, died on the spot after the car was engulfed in flames. Our correspondent reports that 13 casualties, including Mr Mayor were receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, and seven others were on admission at the Specialists Hospital, Gombe. At the time of filing this report, Barrister Dalung arrived the Pantami Stadium, venue of the NYCN congress to address the delegates and newsmen. When contacted, the Gombe State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Obed Mary Malum, told Daily Trust on phone that she was not aware of the incident.