Three soldiers died on Monday while one was critically injured after one of vehicles in the convoy of Mohammed Babangida, son of former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd), crashed on the Minna-Suleja road in Niger State.
Mohammed was said to be travelling with his family to Abuja in a Honda Space bus.
He and his family narrowly escaped death as his convoy ran into an articulated vehicle loaded with tomatoes on the Minna-Suleja Road.
Three soldiers, who were driving ahead of him, in a black colour Prado Jeep, died in the accident after their vehicle had a head-on collision with an articulated vehicle travelling in the opposite direction.
Witnesses said Mohammed Babangida was travelling to Abuja in a Honda Space bus with family behind the security vehicle that had the fatal crash.
“Three soldiers died and one was left critically injured as the convoy of Mohammed Babangida, the son of the former military Head of State was involved in the accident. He was travelling to Abuja in a Honda Space bus with other members of his family behind the security vehicle.
“No member of the Babangida family was hurt in the accident. The injured soldier is currently receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Abuja,” sundry media reports, including Sahara Reorters, quoted a witness to have said.
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