Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Five people, including four students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, have died in a road crash involving a vehicle in the convoy of Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago.

The accident occurred on Monday at Gidan Mangoro in Minna, involving a Toyota Hilux conveying the Director-General of the Government House, Dauda Chikuba, and a vehicle carrying the students, according to a report by PUNCH published on Tuesday.

The four students and the driver of the Government House vehicle died at the scene, while Mr Chikuba was taken to a hospital for treatment, the report said.

The crash reportedly occurred as the governor's convoy was returning to Minna after a condolence visit to the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the...