Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has
blamed Taiwo Elegede, the driver
of the late Minister of State for
Labour and Productivity, James
Ocholi, for over speeding.
The road safety agency also said
apart from the driver’s high
speed, failure to use seat belts by
the deceased minister and his
family members decreased their
chances of survival in the crash.
He added that by theory, the
occupants of the front seats
received less injuries because they
made use of their seat belts.
Mr. Ocholi died alongside his wife
and son, on Sunday in an auto
crash along the Kaduna-Abuja
expressway.
The FRSC investigation also
revealed that Mr. Elegede had no
valid driver’s licence.
The investigation report was read
on Wednesday by the Corps
Marshal of FRSC, Boboye
Oyeyemi, during a valedictory
session of the Federal Executive
Council in honour of the late
Ocholi at the Council Chambers of
the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“There were 10 persons involved
in the accident and 9 were adults.
The minister and his son died on
the spot, while his wife died at the
hospital. The driver of the
crashed vehicle was moving at
excess of the stipulated speed
when he had a tyre burst.
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