The accident occurred in Daka-Tsalle town along the Kaduna- Kano expressway, according to Premium Times.

“The SUV he was travelling in had a head-on collision with a Toyota Avensis vehicle,” a witness, Sanusi Abdul said.

“Fortunately, the deputy governor’s vehicle did not somersault, but the Toyota car was badly damaged and some of its occupants injured,” he added.

The deputy governor’s convoy is said to have continued its trip to Kano after the incident.

No casualty has been reported from the incident.

The crash comes barely 24 hours after Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi, his wife and son died in a crash along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.

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