Journalist, Sola Alabadan, Escapes Death From Motor Accident

The Insurance Editor of NewsPage Media, Sola Alabadan, escaped death by whiskers at the weekend while travelling from Lagos to Ekiti State, as a Toyota Sienna vehicle with Registration number GGE970GB, suddenly hit his car from the back and pushed him under the trailer in front of him.

Because of the impact of the accident, the whole windsreen of his vehicle was shattered, while the bonnet and the bumper were damaged completely.

Speaking on the incidence, Sola said immediately the accident happened, he thought the end has come as he could not see anything for some seconds.

Although he was not injured physically, but Sola said he was afraid whether the tiny broken glasses that splashed on him, had been deposited in his body.

Sola said in view of the fact that the driver of the car accepted it was his fault, he said he asked the driver if the vehicle has the minimum third party insurance cover required by the law and the he said yes.

According to Sola, “to confirm the genuiness of the insurance certificate, I had to visit the website of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Database (NIID) and it shows the vehicle was insured by a licensed Insurance Company. The insurance certificate was issued on December 17, 2021 and it will expire ‪on December 16, 2022‬.”