The wife of James Ocholi, the Nigerian junior Minister for Labor who died today in an auto crash between Kaduna and Abuja, 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 our 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.

whichever ministry handles roads should investigate plz.

What a great lost. May his soul rest in peace and those of his family members

Hmmm

Life!

may their souls rest in peace.

Suppose the driver was a bit more experienced, the accident may have been averted.

No source?
This aint saharareport, just repeating same news all over the net, using sahara to drive traffic to this thread SMH

Is this some sort of putting the blame on the driver or what? Did the driver grant Sahara reporters an interview?

oglalasioux:
Is this some sort of putting the blame on the driver or what? Did the driver grant Sahara reporters an interview?

Good question. Maybe they were even in the same vehicle with the minister and saw it all happened.

All this politicians should always reduce their speed when on convoy... I believe the only truth behind that accident is speed..... Speed kills......

The only thing you have left on earth now are the lives you touched. That is if you touched any. R.I.P.

The Roads are very bad and in disrepair. The tyres we have now are bad too. Petrol scarcity is daring and the economy is on the run too.

oglalasioux:
Is this some sort of putting the blame on the driver or what? Did the driver grant Sahara reporters an interview?

Did you see any link that connect that Post to sahara reporters?

Is this the same James Ocholi dat wowed the entire nation during his ministerial screening?

Saharareporters sha and their " our source" how is this news different from the one been reported earlier, maybe it was the minister who appeared to them and give the actual account of what happened.

may his deed judge him in the afterlife,R I P

What about the Driver's life? i have being hearing only the minister and his family died. the driver is he not a human being?

is the driver dead or alive

Other Ministers and Politicians should help poor masses and unemployed youths in Nigerian or perish.

VANITY UPON VANITY ALL is VANITY.

This death or accident should be investigated asap, I smell something...!!!

If the driver survived then he should tell us what happened. I don't get how it would take a car behind to alert him of low pressured tyre ad then got knocked from behind to a somersaults of the car



May their souls RIP

Buhari is a bad luck to Kogi people. Abubakar Audu and now this?

So what happened to the drivers...lets be sure

According to FRSC, “The driver, the chief detail, the orderly and the Personal Assistant were injured.” https://www.nairaland.com/2974720/how-ocholi-wife-son-died

So, I wonder. Can it be that the SUV was overloaded? Is it that an incompetent driver was engaged without properly training him on defensive driving? Were they all wearing their seat belts?

Learnings From Incident: 1. Drive defensively, 2. Don't overspeed (it kills), 3. Don't overload vehicle, 4. And more importantly, wear seat belt through the duration of journey (it saves lives)

jhydebaba:
may their souls rest in peace.

Suppose the driver was a bit more experienced, the accident may have been averted.

My exact thoughts...

LMFashions:
Is this the same James Ocholi dat wowed the entire nation during his ministerial screening?

Yes he is.

tpiar:
whichever ministry handles roads should investigate plz.

You just commented like someone with shallow brain. Is it bad road that caused low pressure in tires?

Someone marched break at top speed leading to consequential summersault, but here you are blaming road.

vanndubi:
According to FRSC, “The driver, the chief detail, the orderly and the Personal Assistant were injured.” https://www.nairaland.com/2974720/how-ocholi-wife-son-died

So, I wonder. Can it be that the SUV was overloaded? Is it that an incompetent driver was engaged without properly training him on defensive driving? Were they all wearing their seat belts?

Learnings From Incident: 1. Drive defensively, 2. Don't overspeed (it kills), 3. Don't overload vehicle, 4. And more importantly, wear seat belt through the duration of journey (it saves lives)

Defensive driving against which attack?

Besides, how can a big sized suv with 4persons become overloaded?

dubemnaija:


Defensive driving against which attack?

Besides, how can a big sized suv with 4persons become overloaded?

Defensive driving does not meaning that the driving to protect yourself from aggression or attack as you are suggesting. According to roaddriver.co.uk, "Defensive driving is a form of training or practice for motor vehicle drivers to drive in such a way that they consciously reduce the dangers associated with driving. They do this by anticipating dangerous scenarios, which could range from bad weather to erring motorists".

I know your type. Your type find it difficult to read words in a sentence sequentially from beginning to the end. I referenced FRSC on the number of injured persons in the "lone" accident which included: "(1)the driver (2) the chief detail (3) the police orderly and (4) the personal assistant. That is 4 IPs. When you add that to the 3 fatalities, is that not 7 persons?